I note that the UK is excluded, and Russia (with an economy a fraction the size of the UK) is excluded. Fuck 'em. The best way to make sure that this withers on the vine is for the Europeans (in… (View Post)

Obesity rates are pretty high on both countries. (View Post)

I think that is - on balance - an argument in favour of the EU for some places. I certainly think that had I been Estonian (in Estonia!), I would have voted for EU membership. (View Post)

For what it's worth, I suspect that our GDP growth (and particularly our GDP per capita growth) would have been *slightly* higher had we stayed in the EU. We wouldn't have had the Boriswave… (View Post)

We haven't done cooking yet today. Tonight, I will boil some small potatoes untl they are soft. I will then transfer them to a large pyrex dish and use a potato masher to gently 'break'… (View Post)