A Merry Christmas to you too. Tomorrow I collect the Christmas ham from the market. We may go somewhere we can see the solstice sunset from the car, safe from the ten degrees of wind chill. (View Post)

So what? (View Post)

On one level all definitions are arbitrary, but the definition I'm using has long-standing. It's why Britain is generally considered to be a democracy in the 19th century, despite being wel… (View Post)

The licence fee demand letters are one of the best arguments in favour of abolishing the licence fee. They're vile. (View Post)

It's not democracy in that case, because such a scheme would not be possible if you had the freedom to protest, freedom of the Press, an independent judiciary, etc. Democratic elections are a co… (View Post)