Everyone is on manoeuvres. While Starmer isn’t done yet, the sands are running out. Unless the polling is off to the point of being meaningless, Labour will suffer epic defeats in Scotland, Wales and… (View Post)

Ultimately, the problem is that the Supreme Court has become the third, and most powerful chamber of the legislature. As I pointed out to my American relatives (liberals all) the problem with that is… (View Post)

Chamberlin had extending national insurance to health on his todo list. But for a small upset, the plan was to report and legislate on that in the early 1940s (View Post)

While that is a nice sentiment, the problem is that nearly no revolution/regime change doesn't break lots of stuff. Which is why democracy is so valuable. We have most of the results of a violen… (View Post)

The local branch of the Met, here, were quite clear that they thought a crack down on e-bikes would be spun against them as victimising ethnic minorities. So unless senior management prods them, they… (View Post)