Because it would trigger an election they'd likely lose. Currently the GOP majority in the Senate is 53-47 and an election defeat would make this 52-48, an inauspicious margin. (View Post)

Falsely convicted man who spent £500k clearing his name is rejected for compensation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8925nd4e59o Yet another case. How hard would it be to sort out the compensati… (View Post)

My passport interview (see previous rants) included asking about my education – infants school (now closed); junior school (now closed); comprehensive (now closed); uni/college (now closed); poly (no… (View Post)

Cheese-eating surrender monkeys comes from a single episode of The Simpsons and was most likely intended as just a joke rather than serious historical commentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-Y… (View Post)

Incoming: 100% tariffs on posh chocolate and mayonnaise on chips. (View Post)