I think this is becoming a discussion on meanings of words, but, to me, principles are synonymous with what you call core principles. Sure, sometimes a person's principles will change due to a m… (View Post)

I've heard it said that one of the things that killed public support in the US for the Vietnam War was the daily announcement of US casualty figures on the evening news. Don't underestimate… (View Post)

The BBC takes it cue from the right-wing dominated print media. (View Post)

No, "conditions" was a typo from my phone keyboard. It has an annoying habit of changing words in arrears, because it doesn't agree with my erratic use of grammar. It should be "c… (View Post)

This is a great example of the double-standards that prevail within British political debate. If a similar figure in Labour had advocated for such a change of policy the discussion about it would be … (View Post)