Yep, H'Angus the Monkey. And, as others have pointed out, the Labour group has been reduced to a small minority in a very diverse and fragmented borough council. OTOH, local elections and parlia… (View Post)

I'm not so sure. A two year rape sentence will just as thoroughly destroy the life of the convict as a ten year rape sentence. The big barrier to a higher conviction rate is, of course, the he s… (View Post)

Only because the Supreme Court forced them to do it. It was either comply or shut up shop. (View Post)

There is some very weird stuff going on. The French position - they're waiting for the EMA to report, it's just that they thought that was going to be today and it turns out they have to wa… (View Post)

One gains the impression that the Government feels it must restrain itself from saying very much about the shitstorm across the Channel out of tact. It's much like when the debacle over the moot… (View Post)