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)

Indeed, but it's not to hand. I've found the mobile surprisingly good for watching films, though. (View Post)

Mongolia's history is fascinating, especially as it now seems to have become such a peacably-minded, Buddhist sort of country. The early Ottoman empire essentially pursued the same sort of tactics, b… (View Post)