Yes. For two reasons. Firstly I've lived through Labour governments before, secondly I have some knowledge of economics, and thirdly I have some knowledge of government and acquaintance with a f… (View Post)

I don't fully agree with the last paragraph of the header. Firing a chancellor is obviously not something a PM wants to do, but it is usually a symptom, rather than a cause of difficulties. As f… (View Post)

No. For two reasons. Firstly, the Commonwealth is not a military alliance. We did nothing when the US invaded Grenada in the 1980s for instance. NATO is a military alliance, but I think NATO treaties… (View Post)

I doubt it. The Americans have powers that are about as separate as practicable, and their legislation is just as poorly drafted and loophole-ridden as ours. A lot of the problem isn't so much t… (View Post)

I think a better solution is Peter the Great's, when he visited London from Russia and saw the swarms of lawyers in the Inns of Court: “Lawyers!” exclaimed Peter, “What is the use of so many? I … (View Post)