To be absolutely fair, whilst the stance on HS2 is transparently Janus-faced that on the free movement of people isn't. It's entirely consistent to demand an inexhaustible supply of cheap labour, whi… (View Post)

Covid vaccines could be developed at breakneck speed largely because essentially unlimited amounts of money were thrown at them. Most diseases aren't regarded with such urgency - especially not those… (View Post)

The decision will be determined entirely by financial interests and nothing else. One suspects that LGBTQIA etc. etc. wasn't the first item on the agenda when the World Cup was awarded to Russia. And… (View Post)

Unfortunately this is always going to happen when the rights of two groups butt up against each other. A lot of people are afraid that the obstinacy of the anti-vaxxers is going to be used as a prete… (View Post)

See also the Emily Thornberry incident. (View Post)