Sure, as long as you are happy with 1950s levels of public service and expenditure. (View Post)

Point taken, CR, and in principle I agree but Dura Ace (where he now?), one of the few PBers with wide and direct experience of the Defence biz, reckoned he wouldn't give the MoD an extra penny … (View Post)

It is one of the more heartening aspects of the discussion that it is not Party Political. Long may it remain so. I think they are less fortunate in the USA in this respect, but maybe I do them a inj… (View Post)

Carlotta was always inclined to come and go. Perhaps she has a new boy friend. (View Post)

There are no simple universal solutions, Bart. Perhaps the best we can do is try to create laws that do not make difficult situations even worse. (View Post)