Fortunately, so far the AfD campaign hasn't been as effective as last time, I think. Last time they ran a snappy though obnoxious campaign, with a whole series of eye-catching often deliberately… (View Post)

Isn't there a bit of a contradiction if the same people say "we've got to get out of the EU because it's a superstate" who then say "the EU should be doing more in Afgha… (View Post)

I don't know how much of an effect is left to explain once you account for age. But putting together this poll with the recent poll that showed immigration as the most important issues for Conse… (View Post)

Lots of people determined to keep their heads firmly buried in the sand this morning. Of course it's more comfortable to pretend this isn't happening and switch over to the sports instead, … (View Post)

On the subject of "historical" novels and the Booker prize, Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann, shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker, is a brilliant novel set in the Thirty Years War. Elizabe… (View Post)