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)

I doin't totally disagree, but I'm wary of the partisan political tradition of claiming that one rather liked the predecessors on the other side, by sad contrast to the current lot. I genui… (View Post)

Casino's comment sounds encouraging. Perhaps I should join. What other fronts of the culture war am I neglecting? (View Post)