I think it's inconceivable the EU wouldn't have brought all the pressure it could to bear (Ursula VdL should be good at that) on folding our program into theirs, and nicking any benefit of us having … (View Post)

I gaslight my colleagues by pretending that "highlit" is a correct past participle. This has caused some fights. (View Post)

It's very simple. You decriminalise date rape, by introducing a separate (civil) charge of sexual misconduct, which gets tried on the balance of probabilities, and results in fines and whatever other… (View Post)

The counterfactual I'm most interested in, is whether "contrarian" would have been arguing the exact opposite if we had taken the approach he claims to want, or if he's more committed to hi… (View Post)

Oh, I don't think it's sinister - honest attempt at strengthening public response to an issue that everyone agrees is important. But, good intentions, etc. The point I'm trying to make is that muckin… (View Post)