I remember seeing a chart which seemed to show a "patriotism penalty" in every European country - manufacturers always charged more in their home market, presumably counting on people to pr… (View Post)

I see the winner of the Tamil Nadu state elections is called Stalin - apparently named thus in honour of the Russian leader before the Cold War started after WW2. Like Germans called Adolf by enthusi… (View Post)

Should work, actually - the returning officer will show it to the agents for their opinion, but the intention is clear and not contradicted by the commentary. (View Post)

Yes, as a lifelong suppolrter of PR I've always thought the way forward was to have it for councils - monolithic one-party councils are objectively a bad thing (though of course splendid when it… (View Post)

FTP Felix: Interested in your predictions re Hartlepool /WM. I'd be the other way for Hartlepool but not heard much to suggest WM would go red. Your thinking? Nothing solid, but it strikes me th… (View Post)