I’m probably wrong. But I seem to recall that there is a very lax reporting on what non-military gun Swiss people own. (View Post)

It depends on the individual in the appointment. And the ruthlessness of the person making it. Charles II appointed Henry Morgan to wipe out pirates in the Caribbean. Chas II knew his man - Henry hun… (View Post)

Switzerland actually has more guns per head. The difference in gun deaths is due to culture. (View Post)

Burnham has the advantage that he actually appears to be 1) a member of the Labour Party 2) likes being a member of the Labour Party 3) as opposed to Shining Path or Reform 4) attached to reality. Th… (View Post)

Perhaps this explains Starmer. The law is a rules engine. Or tries to be. If you present the correct input data, you get the result you want. Leadership, moral depth & charisma are not required. … (View Post)