I agree with Casino, actually (a rare thing). Josiah, more than anyone else here, turns disagreement on the issues into personal criticism, as though the act of disagreeing with him on any detail was… (View Post)

The key factor on Reform is that they are plausible protest votes, and that's largely immune to practical issues. People inclined to "try someone else" have been through all the major … (View Post)

I don't know enough about the case to have a firm view, but the number of serious people saying the conviction is unsafe suggests that the "reasonable doubt" threshold has been passed. (View Post)

I don't think one can conjure up a new army in less than a few years, by which time Trump will be about to retire (I don't expect the constitutional bar on a third term to go anywhere). Tha… (View Post)

Modern British racists are more culturally racist than strictly by ethnic descent. The number of people who openly object to the Conservative leader on racial grounds seems close to zero, because she… (View Post)