It's been bone dry here: we haven't had the normal December rains. There was then very high winds (with gusts approaching 100mph), which essentially moved the fire faster than firefighters … (View Post)

The winds are finally dying down, but there are three or four enormous fires still burning in Los Angeles. We're only about 200 yards from the mandatory evacuation zone, so we have everything pa… (View Post)

There is a problem: not a massive one, but the US had a genuine issue with Canada. Simply, it's very easy to get a Canadian tourist visa, and people fly to Canada then get a bus to the US border… (View Post)

Personally, I think that Canada should announce that if will be conducting a national referendum on merging with the US. Said referendum would be in -say- three and a half years time. And Trump shoul… (View Post)

Far too many buildings are grade 2 listed. This would improve housing availability without affecting genuinely important historic buildings. (View Post)