Without getting complicated, the First Geneva Convention was 1864. (View Post)

I agree on the redaction; I could not find an unredacted text easily, though the 'offending' section (as quoted by the Guardian) is not redacted I think. Yes on counter arguments, but that … (View Post)

I'm not sure that's a wise political move, because afaics he made no such actual comparison. He is letting himself be defined by misrepresentation by his opponents. He made a comparison of … (View Post)

That's quite a good summary. In the UK we never invest in adequate maintenance of public space or services, due to money-scrimping and the pathetic "low tax" obsession, so by definitio… (View Post)

Good morning everyone. Thank-you for an interesting header, on what is currently an important subject. (View Post)