TimS

Beto was quite a new face though. More scope to soar then crash in public perception. Buttigieg has been around for a while and is practically a fixture. (View Post)

Lots of that goes on. I have a neighbour’s son staying in my house in France and covering the bills, plus doing a few odd jobs. (View Post)

Evil dictators of the last century: Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Mobuto, Amin, Papa Doc, Saddam, 2 Assads, Gaddafi, Pinochet, Milosevic, Burmese Junta, Hoxha, Caeucescu, Trump, Putin, Erdogan. All r… (View Post)

I think the point is a monarchy is a safeguard. An alternative source of authority if the day to day leader goes a bit bonkers. See for example how Boris “lying to the Queen” and partying while she m… (View Post)

Personal experience is we lost many of the brightest and best Europeans straight after the Brexit vote. They could see our own Julius Malemas lining up. (View Post)