So you disagree with the current, actual, legal position on 24 weeks? Which isn’t actually changed by the law passed yesterday. (View Post)

These chaps weren’t (mostly) Iranians. Who, if they came from Iran and were going back, tended to quietly study engineering and physics. No, this clown show was mostly homegrown. Angry young men who’… (View Post)

As I explained to some of the more fun chaps at UCL*, if you shout “Death To The West” all the time, some Westerners are going to get the impression you are not their best friends. *Friends of Capn’ … (View Post)

The reason for the 24 week number is that the foetus is generally viable on its own at that time. So remove it from the womb and it lives without (much) medical intervention. So, as these things go, … (View Post)

One argument is that demonstrating the ability to defend against ballistic weapons is part of *our* defence posture. Life testing is expensive - the Iranians are providing targets for free. (View Post)