I've just spent a few days in France. It has to be said the urban fabric, and transport, in general in mid-France is looking in a lot better condition than here at home. Wonderful food and beautiful … (View Post)

This is related to Varoufakis's global low-investnent theory, too, as I remember from his Minotaur book many years ago. A lot of capital is not performiing any useful function, and Britain is also he… (View Post)

My impression from a first-hand experience is that it's indeed very likely that there's something beyond what we see in the here and now. Our science is still young, and littered with overconfident p… (View Post)

Yes, I agree the Israelis are committing war crimes. Galloway is a cynical, and sometimes vaguely fanatical opportunist, but he was in the right place at the right time to help articulate a reaction,… (View Post)

I don't agree. There's generalised revulsion against Netanyahu, including in my part-Jewish family. Galloway may be a prejudiced opportunist, but that doesn't mean that that's also not true. (View Post)