No, the founders of California fought against the Mexicans and various Indian tribes and also pipped the Mormons under Sam Brannan at the post ("Not that blasted rag again", Brannan is said… (View Post)

I completely reject the assertion that James II in some way went off his head. He was never on it in the first place. Even in the Admiralty, where he was moderately competent, or at least employed co… (View Post)

Yes that's true, and indeed business customers can choose their water supplier, just as all customers can choose their electricity or broadband supplier. It's only domestic water customers … (View Post)

I agree Blairism was essentially buying of key swing voter groups with public money from a flourishing economy delivered by the Thatcher and Major governments. Other components, like flooding the cou… (View Post)

The franchise model has many problems and would be largely unsuitable for water, which is why it's usually been rejected. To begin with, how long should the franchise be? Water is an industry wh… (View Post)