What an utterly stupid and facile comment. For most of us whether we support Ukraine or not is a matter of right or wrong not politics. If the US and the UK decide to put politics above doing the rig… (View Post)

Interesting that in all the European countries - including the UK - the perception of stratification is worse than the actuality. More people think they will be stuck in the bottom quintile and fewer… (View Post)

It doesn't mean what you and I would like it to mean. What it actually means is politicians dumping the commitments they made to the electorate and doing so under the fig leaf of having to compr… (View Post)

Excellent post. I normally agree with CR on most things but, as a Leaver and a practical monarchist who has been in mourning this week, I think he is wrong on this and no small amount of insulting to… (View Post)

No one is forcing them to be there. It is entirely voluntary. Maybe that is what you object to more than anything? The fact that people of their own free will choose to show their respects in such la… (View Post)