Stephen thanks for an interesting header. I'm not sure I share your credence placed in Trump distancing himself from Project 2025. Or rather, I'm not sure Trump will really be in power if h… (View Post)

I hope that as we meet on the battlefield on opposing sides we can salute one another before drawing swords. (View Post)

I cycled through Japan from Nagano to Okinawa a few years ago (obviously taking some ferries along the way). Amongst many other delights, I have never known anywhere where I have been treated more ki… (View Post)

Again, you put the point well, and in some ways history is on your side. Democracies are really quite rare, and perhaps it was only because the UK happened to be really quite wealthy just at the time… (View Post)

I agree. But you also need to step back and consider why democracy spawned in UK, France and elsewhere. It's not easy to answer but in general I'd argue against British or European exceptio… (View Post)