There's been far too little discussion of some of the strikingly repressive legislation passed yesterday. As I expect Cyclefree and other lawyers will often confirm, it's now only a matter … (View Post)

Dreamt up actually to represent Britain as its "entry" in the first ever global satellite link-up, and as a result in the end probably the peak of Britain's global cultural influence f… (View Post)

Some of those rules on blocking infrastructure, and stopping and searching any "disruptive" protestors, are now some of the most repressive in the western world, and there's more repre… (View Post)

Istanbul is an incredible city. Eis Tin Poli, as the Byzantines called it. With those kind of vistas and names like Galata, no wonder the Greek nationalists end of the political spectrum can never ge… (View Post)

As you know, I don't agree with this. Before Grieve and others intervened on behalf of parliament, so often villified by leavers, we were quite possibly heading from something generally not adve… (View Post)