There is also a natural "head in the sand" approach when we have to contemplate not just our defence is fundamentally linked to the USA, but they also have about half of our investments and… (View Post)

Yours is a selfish view imo. We have benefited from a century of shared understanding of the truth, I freely admit to having a dim view of those who want to replace it with a commercial framework tha… (View Post)

I blame Nick Clegg. (View Post)

People don't flock to buy broccoli instead of McDonalds. The idea consumers will pay a premium because there is a social good just doesn't stand up to reality. Hence the state sometimes nee… (View Post)

The only correct answer, bar from a handful of staff at the lab, is don't know. Both true and false will have been spun so many times by various intelligence agencies to a level at which even th… (View Post)