Interestingly, in 2016, the number one predictor of support for #Brexit - more than age, education, gender, location, or social class - was support for the death penalty.

I know what you mean. For some reason people seem to post stuff without any context. It’s rather strange. But overall I’ve actually seen an improvement over the past month or so. More people do seem to be using it. But there’s still far too many on Twitter. Governments should all have BSKY accounts.

Thanks. Yes, a much bigger win than expected. Interestingly, Turkey stepped back and didn’t support hardliner Tatar. Lots of guesses why: a wish better relations with the EU, not wishing to support an obviously unpopular candidate, a belief that talks will be obstructed by the Greek Cypriots anyway.

Agreed. But it also damages the EU. I suppose they think voting rights becomes an incentive for reform once in. I’m not so sure. Meanwhile, taking them in prematurely invites problems. It’ll erode the Union from within. I fully support enlargement. But the conditions are there for a good reason.

Great! So glad you saw it. It was a great piece. 🙂

So true. Really, I’ve never understood why the U.K. can’t seem to make the link between tax and services (or why politicians don’t make it clear). It wants European social welfare, but has the American obsession with low tax rates.

Agreed. But maybe the sense that Labour would be committed to this course could actually shore up support from many disillusioned pro-EU voters. They would then have a real reason to make sure Labour isn’t defeated by Reform. (I know Reform winning should be enough, but I’m not sure it is.)

True. But I think there’s also a critical psychological dimension here. Yes, actually doing anything would take time. But there would be a big confidence boost if people and businesses see that the relationship is being rebuilt. Just announcing a plan for customs union would have a dramatic effect.

But listed on the Nobel Prize site as a category. So, no, not an original one, but widely accepted as one nevertheless.

There’s always one! Every year! 🙂

Wait until someone tells him about the role of large scale immigration in making it all work!

All this is very reminiscent of Brexit. Every senior officer I met opposed it. They knew it would damage British interests. But they didn’t want to wade into the public political debate. Meanwhile, they were faced with the other ranks who thought it was great because it was “British independence”.

How did so many become so hateful?

I completely agree. To my mind, this was always the one and only potential benefit of Brexit. And yet, despite a massive majority, Starmer completely failed to seize the chance.

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Is the only correct answer.

Thanks so much. GOSH does amazing work in so many areas. Good luck!

Looks perfectly normal to me.

Oh, bugger! 😀

I haven’t stopped looking at ideas of statehood. But, to most people, it doesn’t mean much, or else sounds far too nebulous or academic. I have been tightening up videos recently, and this was just one of those changes. But ideas of statehood and governance are most definitely still there. 🙂