And not just under Democrats. Reagan and Bush kept a careful eye on this sort of thing, too. Britain has yet to learn, as Will Hutton pointed out last week in his crucial article on the buying out, a… (View Post)

Likewise, and at the other end of the scale, French politics and society only tend to get much coverage at moments of crisis, or election. The result is that British people often have the wholly fals… (View Post)

Afternoon PBers. Britain is inevitably intertwined with America, but we need more French and German influence to balance this. Our films have become far more anglo-american in tone, sometimes optimis… (View Post)

Happy New Year PB'ers. May 2025 bring fluffy clouds of hope and reassurance. (View Post)

Starmer is not the global left. (View Post)