Yes - I've said local paper and local TV. Most of this issue is about training the police by embarrassment to force change, as there are a whole series of questions which arise. One is a tension… (View Post)

The probable curse of the grey area and the procedural policeman. I've just heard from an acquaintance with Fibromyalgia (a neurological condition where walking any distance is physically painfu… (View Post)

Tangentially to that, the only serious clerical argument I can see being made in favour of Christian Nationalist type values (eg impose Old Testament style social organisation on everyone in the UK n… (View Post)

It's not accurate biologically as an analogy, but every time I hear hear Hegseth making a speech, he makes me think of an 11 year old trying to convince a 14 year old that his balls have dropped… (View Post)

It was a far bigger problem for the Tories, of course. Amongst the hereditaries: As of late 2024, there are 92 "excepted" hereditary peers sitting in the House of Lords, with affiliation: C… (View Post)