Good morning all. Somewhat bemused by the enthusiasm being shown by newly elected councillors, especially Reform. You'd have thought they had won the lottery whereas a cursory investigation of a… (View Post)

The state reserves violence to itself. Sometimes that message has to be explicit if we are to maintain order. If you don't back them, then don't expect people to volunteer to do it. (And fu… (View Post)

Legal profession is a bit of a mess. There should be oversight and professional standards but these seem to be rarely applied. It's been a race to the bottom in standards (and profitability) for… (View Post)

As I have mentioned earlier in the thread, Reform's weakness is the ability to scale up with people who will hold the course rather than the current paper candidates who will flounce off when th… (View Post)

On the question of trust. Just go back and look at the face Research into emotional lateralization suggests that the left side of the face is more expressive of emotion due to control by the brain�… (View Post)