It varies a lot in the UK too, Jim. But what is equally important and often overlooked is that the intelligence of the jury is a huge factor. I have sat on four. Two were fairly normal but one of the… (View Post)

Yes, I take your point. The cringe moments me for me include the blow-up doll that grins on getting a blowjob, and the queue that forms to shag the young woman who wants to try sex before she dies. T… (View Post)

Yes, I avoid cured meats for the same reason. It's a shame, because I like them, but I like being alive too. The vegetarian option is sometimes the best on the menu, so I'l often take it, e… (View Post)

That makes him a shrewdie, not a socialist. Bet I know which way he votes when he gets in the booth! (View Post)

Democracy really is under threat in the USA. A little less than half the electorate so hate the ruling liberal democratic elite that they are happy to destroy democracy to be rid of it. Trump is the … (View Post)