If you're not aware what you're saying isn't true, then it's not lying. (View Post)

No, that doesn't follow. The first time anyone actually thought that was a breach of the rules was when police issued the FPN. (View Post)

The biggest problem with the first lockdown is that it normalised general restrictions, and apparently made it impossible for the government to change tack once their assumptions - notably, that the … (View Post)

. His career is over anyway. I thought that he was the only person who didn't realise that, but perhaps not. (View Post)

It comes from the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (if not earlier), but I believe Reid was the first one to transfer it to the political/bureaucratic organisation sphere. (View Post)