I don't know, but I'm just trying to think a little further than "duh, stupid traitor Starmer". This is supposed to be a vaguely intellectual board. (View Post)

AIUI the money is intended as compensation for evicting the Chagos Islanders from their homes. So presumably a failure to make a deal would leave us open to future legal action from the Chagos Island… (View Post)

A consequence of the lack of lockdowns during Covid, presumably. (View Post)

If you carry a phone round with you, as most of us do, the government knows where you are anyway. (View Post)

Well, yes, but you'd still expect the peak in confirmed cases to roughly match the actual peak in cases, even if the confirmed figure was a gross underestimate. What I don't see is any justification … (View Post)