Is it not just the case that we are just an older country than the US, and we are just more relaxed and casual about our patriotism. Also we have the King as our figurehead and don't fetishise the fl… (View Post)

What is wrong with a backup plan? At the moment, if Government policy is enacted, and doesn't work as intended, do they try to fix it? Oh no, they spend at least until the next election pretending it… (View Post)

I very much doubt that is the case. Most of the "foreigner" benefit fraud is organised crime. As soon as you have ILR you have much the same rights to claim benefits as Brits do. ILR is wha… (View Post)

We've suddenly had a load of flags put up on lampposts, the Union Flag along one side of the high street and the England flag the other. A councillor was on Facebook promoting it. I wonder if the cou… (View Post)

I don't think foreign policy wins elections. (View Post)