I think that we have both very successful privatisation and disastrous privatisation is great because we are forced to discuss the mechanisms rather than revert to ideology. FWIW, I want to see more … (View Post)

The man who did that was rightly convicted of grievous bodily harm. He was not convicted of a terrorism offence, and has been sentenced for that anyway, along with those only (rightly) convicted of c… (View Post)

I think we are in agreement on the driving analogy, and I obviously can't do as good a job as explaining it as you did. I think it's obvious why they didn't charge on that basis - they… (View Post)

In Scotland you often get a choice between, say, careless and dangerous driving or full acquittal. If that were the case for this I think most people would have certainly convicted the sledgehammer g… (View Post)

Everyone should give a shit. It's the most important principle in a criminal justice system. You just don't have the imagination required to realise this. Your post demonstrates that you do… (View Post)