Seems about 2 inches shorter in Italy and Greece, in my experience. (View Post)

This seems to be a long-term signal from Sunak / Boris that there'll be a return to a more Thatcherite component of policy. Personally I'd be extremely dubious of the wisdom of largeish tax… (View Post)

Whereas those writing about the "metropolitan establishment" and defending the interests of the working-class from the offices of the Mail and Telegraph are rural sheep-farmers and inner-ci… (View Post)

The Polish government has turned state TV into a virulent propaganda arm for defeating the Liberal challenger at the upcoming election. Pure 1930's-style propaganda on a state channel, with no a… (View Post)

I don't really agree here. I think we're living in an age where not only can social media make or break people's careers, but can exercise enormous control on what is and what is not a… (View Post)