Surely Turner is right; the 'plan' to abolish juries seems like a hurried, 'quick-fix' answer to a serious and long standing problem. Countires which don't have jury trials h… (View Post)

Trump got slightly under 50% of the vote, on a 64% turnout, which was down on the previous election, which suggests that his margin of support is, in fact, pretty low. This make me fear, in fact, tha… (View Post)

No, not an 'um' to be heard. Had his facts at his fingertips. (View Post)

Hmm. Wonder what the teachers on here will say when they get back. I get the impression from those of my family working in education (n=3) that things are looking up. (View Post)

One of my (indirect) ancestors got married in Baku during the Revolution. (View Post)