That's pretty much exactly my view. Indeed, the willingness to coopt Farage is a clear example of that. The question really is how Farage handles it. Does he help a Government he generally disli… (View Post)

Well yes. Human beings have a habit of having a theory ("Japanese people are having less babies because of masks during Covid") then Googling for it, finding anecdotes, and presenting it as… (View Post)

It is entirely possible that Reform win a majority in 2029 on 34% of the vote. It's also entirely possible that they end up in the mid 20s, and in third place as far as seats. And, indeed, that … (View Post)

One of the things most Red states did really well was to devolve restrictions down to cities and counties. So Florida had almost no statewide restrictions, but it allowed cities and counties to impos… (View Post)

Look, we all know that the UK made mistakes. The severity of the measures, and the length of time they were imposed for, were both excessive. In particular, the government was slow to remove measures… (View Post)