Well as you know I am not in any way tribal when it comes to parties - a plague on all your houses is my byword. I am interested in policies and practical implementation, not who is doing it. So if t… (View Post)

Yes I am in favour of the deal. We enter into many treaties where there is no stated exit clause except recourse to the Vienna Convention. That does not bother me at all. What is important is that it… (View Post)

They just call it the canal. (View Post)

The market can work without government support if the government regulatory framework is tight enough. Why is the private provision of medical services so successful in Europe but such a disaster in … (View Post)

The 'rule' should be say what you like but be prepared to be ridiculed if it is hyperbole or just plain idiotic. Ridicule should be the limit of the punishment for such idiocy. (View Post)