It's perfectly defensible (and not unlike the British system) if it's made clear in advance, which would I think require a constitutional amendment to be clear. It's not acceptable if … (View Post)

From a Local Government Committee briefing - 4 things to scrutinise in spending announcements: Firstly, always check how much of an announcement is new money. HMT worked out long ago to turn their ow… (View Post)

Well, changing the way the President is elected after the election has happened is not a military coup, but it's also not exactly cricket. It would call the validity of American democracy into s… (View Post)

Charities are not allowed to favour any political party, or pursue political aims unrelated to the objectives of the charity. so it's OK for Age Concern to call for better elderly care or Greenp… (View Post)

I actually quite like the system that was introduced in the Soviet bloc era in many East European countries and still survives, that you can determine that a % of your taxes go to specified charities… (View Post)