[LonePalm]

Mr Powell, therefore, is the man to drop them a rope to help them up the steep learning curve that he has himself climbed.

Ivan,
Thanks again for all the work you do to keep those of us on the other side of the pond informed about the goings on in Britain and amongst the lunitic lefties of the continent.

I do not wish to belabor this point but a steep learning curve is GOOD. I used to maintain the DoD instruction on the use of the learning curve. A steep learning curve means that you are learning faster. A shallow learning curve means that you are learning more slowly.

Obviously, this writer has never learned the difference.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[steveegg]

Regarding the learning curve, the steepness only matters if it's being climbed. Old Europe is stubbornly refusing to climb it (the reasons don't really matter in this context).

Considering what they need to learn, and how little time there is for them to learn it, the curve is not only steep, but high.