Depends what your measure is. As with all things there are pluses and minuses. For first world countries the minus is generally exporting employment to cheaper parts of the world. Free trade is the v… (View Post)

You do know that Windrush has been a name used in geographical features in the UK for decades don't you? There are at least 5 towns in the Midlands with streets named Windrush which date back to… (View Post)

As a recipient including hospital stays, I have been far more impressed with French, Dutch and Norwegian health services than with the NHS. Not sure it makes ours crap but it needs a vast amount of i… (View Post)

I want to vote for a local representative, not for a party. Legally and constitutionally that is what I do now and I do not wish that to change. I would be happy with AV as that maintains that princi… (View Post)

Luckyguy is pointing out that in that analogy the correct claim would be that it wasn't allowed to take off because the engineers thought the design too radical. (View Post)