I really respect people like you who express a forceful view and then change their minds when new information appears. I find it difficult to do, and so I think do most people, though we all claim to… (View Post)

Yes, having enemies and being invaded are two different things, and classic country X invades country Y as per WW2 has become extremely rare across the globe, virtually the only examples being disput… (View Post)

Yes, and it's worth noting that when crowds pulled down a few statues the repsonse was "Why don't they follow democratic procedures and petition the council to do it?" So a couple… (View Post)

I'm not sure - clearly some over 80 will simply not be physically able to, but they are certainly the most scared segment and in many cases proud of their discipline and more than ready to turn … (View Post)

Yeah, they're not getting a rise out of me. That said, I'm not a fanatical decentraliser, but I think this could reasonably be delegated all the way down to town councils. If Grantham wants… (View Post)