I don't think the size of the groupings was part of the question. I think that a government formed with its major component losing half its seats wouldn't be very credible. In practice, like in 2010,… (View Post)

African Nova Scotians are a distinct people. They are descended from freed slaves that fought on the British side in the American war of independence, and were settled in Nova Scotia afterwards. It i… (View Post)

The other Private Equity scam is to load the organisation with debt then sell it on, taking the profit, and letting the business fold a few years later. See Thames Water etc. General Practice has cha… (View Post)

Interesting polling on who voters would support as a coalition in a hung parliament: Which potential coalitions have the most support from Britons? Lab-LD: 38% support Lab-LD-Grn: 38% Lab-Grn: 37% Co… (View Post)

I went on a motorcycle holiday there in the late eighties for a fortnight with my brother. I was on an RD200 and my brother on an MZ 250, so we didn't want to go too far into Europe. Some of the Flem… (View Post)