It wasn't much weakened until the Glorious Revolution, though. At times, Charles II did do some absolute monarch stuff - including overriding the wishes of Parliament- although he always knew where t… (View Post)

FPT, I suspect Starmer is widely disliked—both by colleagues and opponents—because he offers no vision beyond advancing his own career, and shows little interest in anything outside himself. He lacks… (View Post)

You keep posting regular updates, but I can't say I'm anything like as worked up about ID cards today as I was in the 2000s. (View Post)

Yes, exactly - ID cards are a totem but the reality is the government has all our personal data anyway, and I suspect access to real-time tracking via our smartphones. You want privacy? Leave your ph… (View Post)

Nah. For all his faults, that was David Cameron. (View Post)