@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] We’ve seen plenty of ire directed at those who haven’t completely condemned Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or shown unconditional support for the under-siege locals. Super Zelenskyy Even(...)
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@wwaycorrigan In a recent episode of The Colombia Cast podcast, the eminent economist and political scientist James Robinson, co-author of the influential Why Nations Fail, restated his view that geography plays no part in the economic development of countries. Looking at it from(...)
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*Please see end of article for explanation of terms marked numerically Back in 2015, in pursuit of winning leadership of the UK, David Cameron stated that Britain would be better off in a “reformed European Union”. He suggested a referendum on whether or not to pull(...)
@radiobrendan Let’s face it, the United Kingdom — the parts of it that matter in England and Wales anyway — has never really been that pushed on the European Union. One foot in, one foot out kind of job. So should the UK’s electorate do the, um, honourable thing(...)
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@radiobrendan Well, that was pretty clear cut. Not only did the British Conservative Party get re-elected, but it did so in rather impressive fashion, securing an overall majority in the House of Commons. There’s no need for a messy coalition with those annoying Liberal(...)
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