Just catching up, and to summarise the argument from a few on here, it seems to be as follows: 1. Colston was an evil slave trader. 2. However, there's lots of people just as evil, if not more s… (View Post)

Yes, of course; there is no precedent here, and the jury's decision in this specific case does not give carte blanche to carry out criminal damage for political or any other reasons. That's… (View Post)

Okay, following a bit of kick back from my previous comment, may I be blunt? It's only a fucking statue of some slave trader who died 300 years ago. Nobody was hurt in the bringing down of said … (View Post)

It's not so long ago that many on the right decried judges as "enemies of the people". In our legal system, trial by jury is the epitome of justice being dispensed by the "people&… (View Post)

But that is Starmer's policy - Make Brexit Work by having a better relationship with the EU, to undo the Frost-like macho hostility and be proper friends with our EU allies again. Then we can mo… (View Post)