It comes from the belief that spending should not be constrained by anything other than social requirements. See the articles in the Guardian, in the run up to the Greek Crisis, that claimed it was i… (View Post)

There’s previous history in the US (and some parts of Canada) for abandoning people the police don’t like in the middle of nowhere, in weather conditions that are lethal (cold) very rapidly. Guess wh… (View Post)

4) is exactly the reaction of MAGA to election observers, incidentally. I am quite sure that harassing and barring observers from polling stations will be seen at the US mid terms. Round the world, p… (View Post)

Don’t worry, the retrial will follow the appeal. Maybe the government will hold it in front of a panel of judges. No pesky juries. Did you know that one reason for the abolition of Grand Juries was c… (View Post)

Indeed. In a civilised system… I’d like to think that if something even vaguely like that happened in the UK, that criminal charges against the officials involved would follow. Given its ICE in the U… (View Post)