Greece allows same-sex marriage, although its more in the Western and Mediterranean-Eurioean orbit than the Balkan. Also has a female President. (View Post)

Sufis and Greeks in the South of Albania, the rest being mainly secular Muslim, I think. Highly unusual country, which in my experience has quite a lot of potential beyond its stereotypes. (View Post)

Well, that's the rhetoric, but remember one of the key photos from his first term. About 20 of the heads of U.S. health insurance companies, all sitting in a large beaming group around Trump. (View Post)

There's something about all those "starter packs" on Bluesky that are very glibly annoying. Some sort of cross between your first day at school or University, or some sort of corporate or c… (View Post)

The 5:16 from Crewe, or Rory Stewart at the next Tory conference ? (View Post)