"Hey! Look at me! Nobody's being paying attention to me for at least fifteen seconds!" (View Post)

Shale gas was left in the ground in the UK because the government messed around for years about issuing then suspending licences, and had absurdly and unrealistically tight seismic requirements. That… (View Post)

Not a chance. If he had no majority maybe, but he'd have to be crazy with one of 80 seats. Also don't forget the boundary changes. (View Post)

It is an interesting quirk of English history that Parliament became increasingly LESS representative over the two centuries to 1832. In the 1660s, perhaps one in five adult males had the vote. By 18… (View Post)

True. And try buying a beer when you're 18 or a Cuban cigar at any age. Also they don't only have stricter rules in many areas, but they are much stricter about enforcing them. Anal city po… (View Post)