That's because news organizations are chasing viewing figures. There's more money to be made - from either side of the political aisle - by pretending civil war is happening, than reporting that ther… (View Post)

I live in LA, and you wouldn't know anything was going on. There are no helicopters or sirens or anything else. There is trouble, sure, but it's in a tiny part of downtown. 99.9% of people here aren'… (View Post)

To be fair, a lot of them went to settle in Spain before the EU because Spain was (a) poor, (b) was desperate for people to come and bring their savings, and (c) didn't have an extradition treaty wit… (View Post)

So, the most skilled people leave? To avoid Britain losing their most skilled citizens, we should attempt to reverse economic growth, is that right? (View Post)

Indeed: hence the fact that China hasn't emptied as it has gotten richer (View Post)