Well yes but that's the official figure. My point is that reality may be significantly less. (View Post)

@AnneJGP earlier referred to them as 'That Party'. I don't know if she coined this or someone else but I thought it was rather good. (View Post)

Because - and I can't remember the details, so I go no stronger than 'have my doubts' - as I understand it, local bureaucrats are rewarded if their localities show population growth. T… (View Post)

While it's very difficult to read tone into a three-word quote, this reminds me very much of the biscuit question. He's not one to bubble over with warmth if he doesn't want to. Mind y… (View Post)

I think there's a bit more to it than that. Having juries is a defence against 'but this is the process'. The fewer actual humans you involve, the greater the risk of the processing wi… (View Post)