Has there ever been a bright line divide between childhood and adulthood in UK law? A hundred years ago, the age of criminal responsibility was 8, school leaving age was 14, the age of consent was 16… (View Post)

Switzerland is probably the closest (isn't their constitution based on the Californian one?) - federal national council, federal council of states, cantonal councils, and communal councils. All the e… (View Post)

In California, for example, they're also counting the US Senate and House elections, State Senate and Assembly elections, and the 10(?) separate statewide Propositions. On top of that, much of the st… (View Post)

Probably. They'll almost certainly have a counselling service for staff as part of the normal workplace benefit package. Whenever there's a big news event distracting people from work, it's fairly us… (View Post)

If the world is spiralling towards beggar-thy-neighbour tariff wars, then taking an independent stand amounts to wearing a "kick me" sign. (View Post)