Ran out of my own time. A couple of further notes. Some PBers will disagree on aspects, but that's my take. I think the role of deterrence in these sentences is particularly important, because w… (View Post)

I think the missing item from this debate is migratory songbirds shot or caught in nets to be eaten in Southern / Eastern Europe. (View Post)

If Tom Butler was Bishop of Southwark, then they dodged him, too - which supports my argument :smile: . On +Tom, I've never met him or people who dealt with him, but he was Bp of Leicester back … (View Post)

I'd call it an implicit conspiracy of silence about causes and responsibility, and a conspiracy of delusion. It is in both the language and the reporting. Once you are triggered to spot eg "… (View Post)

Thanks for the heads-up on the podcast. I'm thinking around a header I'm putting together for the weekend, and the report goes very wide into all kind of things - so I'm thinking simil… (View Post)