Yeah, I think the 'any country can join' at best should be 'any European country that meets the standards of democracy and freedom can apply' with approval subject to unanimous decision of all existi… (View Post)

Unless you are still connected to the backroom negotiations, Nick, I am not sure you can state that there is no attempt to find an acceptable climb down. There is the public theatre, which has to be … (View Post)

Great analysis. Of course it is, as it confirms my own views :hushed: (View Post)

I am wondering if finance is sui generis in culture terms, in that, for much of it, its raison d'être is to make money for its own right, rather than to provide a service to others. Yes, it does prov… (View Post)

Thanks, Cyclefree, for a very thoughtful and thought-provoking header, as usual. I agree with most of that but I do not think culture change is as hard as you make it out to be and I think you have a… (View Post)