A Corbynite would run on the idea that London is a progressive city but needs a Mayor who isn't Labour because it's been captured by the dreaded centrists, and needs someone who will stand … (View Post)

It's not the argument why you abolish/keep abolishing it - we don't have it for various reasons I listed before - plus others such as moral conviction and chance of a miscarriage of justice… (View Post)

To my mind it's also a bit pointless. Even advocates for bringing it back only say for the most heinous, full life term crimes - i.e. those committed by monsters or the irretrievably damaged for… (View Post)

https://bsky.app/profile/charleslister1.bsky.social/post/3lgqmrpi4722u "NEW -- #Trump's global aid freeze has cut the salaries paid to many of the prison & camp guards responsible for s… (View Post)

If Richard Murphy thinks something you can pretty much guarantee the opposite is true. The Alex Jones of accountancy. He's a well known crank who for years (he first emerged under the coalition)… (View Post)