It's because it was only used by those showing contempt for the stupid racist plebs who voted the wrong way. Nobody would have dismissed the biggest democratic vote in British history as "adviso… (View Post)

You don't see the advantage in giving workers a perk that they enjoy? (View Post)

That reminds me of John Major's "we have no plans to extend the scope of VAT". It might be true at the time, but it doesn't therefore follow that it holds for all time. (View Post)

True, it's still technically permitted. But a chancellor now who tried to use the permission would be buried in an avalanche of puritans. (View Post)

IIRC yesterday Cyclefree said that gatherings cannot intrinsically be either legal or illegal - and she should know. (View Post)