It’s kind of sobering that I bought a house at pretty much the average age. I thought I’d left it incredibly late at the time! My parents bought their first house when my father was 27. It’s this dis… (View Post)

The most effective deterrent to crime is a strong likelihood of being caught & punished. Especially if the punishment follows soon after being caught. Long sentences make little to no difference … (View Post)

Two problems with that: 1) If getting back to normal boosts the infection rate to the point that you overwhelm your ICU facilities, then people will start dying. 2) A Covid-19 infection appears to ha… (View Post)

We hold children responsible for the crimes they commit in proportion to the expectation we have of awareness that these things are crimes & the responsibility the child has for enacting them. He… (View Post)

Dominic Grieve has been pretty clear that there are no bombshells contained therein. Malcolm Rifkind was speculating this morning that the only justification he could come up with for the delay in pu… (View Post)