Could/should Boris persuade the Saudis to pump more oil? James Forsyth thinks so. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-holds-the-key-to-unlocking-saudi-oil (View Post)

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I learned from Alexander Gerschenkron that there's no word in Russian for 'opportunity'. So the clandestine Russian translation of Paul Samuelson's Economics textbook had to inve… (View Post)

The other day a senior analyst or military type used the word "decimation" - correctly. (View Post)

Chelsea, Everton, Rangers - what's in common? The blues blew it. (View Post)