This study has an interesting chart (Fig 1) about political support by religion: http://www.brin.ac.uk/figures/religion-and-party-preference-in-2019/ It argues that: - Anglicans, Jewish respondents, … (View Post)

Yes it's amazing people still believe in fairy stories like religion isn't it? But then some fantasies are apparently indestructible - some people are still socialists, despite the rout of … (View Post)

Not only them. An elderly (now late) American relative of mine was once telling me about his experiences in US Army Intelligence in the Second World War. I asked him where he was posted. He answered:… (View Post)

It doesn't matter where they start - the election results last time are a lousy predictor compared to the opinion polls 3 months or less out. Those are the only decent predictors. Trying to gues… (View Post)

People were talking about Leslie Nielsen on here last night. My favourite lines of his aren't actually from Airplane!, but from Naked Gun (parodying Dirty Harry): Mayor: Mayor: Drebin, I don’t w… (View Post)