Brexit created barriers to trade. There, that's your simple explanation of how x has resulted in y. (View Post)

We have several charity shops locally that will take any books. There are also some bookswaps, where you just leave or take whatever: https://londonist.com/london/maps/a-map-of-london-bookswaps (View Post)

F***, that is good. (View Post)

A few days ago, Venezuela beat the US in the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic championship. Symbolic. (View Post)

Thanks. I would quibble that the document only partially supports your claims, but it does highlight some other pressures on cost that can be overlooked (but are nonetheless discussed here on PB). Ta… (View Post)