It's a fair point. Gorbachev tried to modernise the Soviet Union by liberalising the politics, introducing multi-party politics and giving the non-Russian countries greater self-control. Ad they… (View Post)

I think the words "refurbished" or "updated" are usually used instead of "repaired" in this context. (View Post)

Perhaps I can introduce you to this thing called "Star Trek"... :) (View Post)

I didn't spot the guy on the right. Yikes! (View Post)

We tend to forget how much British polling is a cottage industry. The professionals (eg YouGov) only do it as a shop window for their skills, the agitators[1] (eg FON) do it to try to move the needle… (View Post)