Yes. The original "smart motorway" idea wasn’t completely insane - you accept that motoways without a hard shoulder are worth the extra risk & compensate for that risk by sprinkling gan… (View Post)

Might be just collecting lists of active phone numbers where someone will pick up at the other end. Another possibility is robo-calling spammers who want to maximise the use of their limited staff wi… (View Post)

Well, that’s Toby Young for you. Weirdly I think he asks a lot of the right questions. The trouble lies in the part where he doesn’t seem to be interested whether his answers are true or not. (View Post)

If there are no consequences, what’s to stop politicians trying again in the future? After all, they learned that nothing would happen to them if they failed the first time, so it makes it even more … (View Post)

This is not really true IIRC, or rather it depends on which lens you choose to view his electorate. Trumps base is centred in the white petite bourgeoisie - small business owners, real estate agents,… (View Post)