Aspiration is not only for the wealthy unaffected by, or even benefitting from, upward pressure on house prices and downward pressure on wages. Its also for those born with less privilege for whom en… (View Post)

Wouldn't it be better first to ask whether alleviating pensioner poverty is a worthwhile use of the country's resources. To be blunt, if there aren't any poor pensioners then this country has its pri… (View Post)

The Holy Roman Empire lasted from 800 to 1806 although its debateable how Holy, how Roman and how much of an Empire it was. It was though the First Reich. (View Post)

Trump's preference for escalators might be connected. (View Post)

This is a new and unfortunately very low point from Angela Merkel: to blame the Baltic states and Poland for triggering Russia’s imperial war. Sadly, this casts a shadow over her entire period as Ger… (View Post)