Baxtered, that is 383 Reform, 103 Labour, 63 Lib Dem, 33 Conservatives. And, a diminishing Green vote, for Labour to squeeze. I expect you're right, and that some of the vote for Others, is the … (View Post)

In the solicitors' profession "light touch regulation" means that in theory, a sole practitioner or two partner law firm, must have similar processes, policies, monitoring systems, in … (View Post)

I think that Lord Bingham took the view that large areas of policy-making should simply be removed from the political sphere. The Head Count could still argue over things like changes in tax rates, b… (View Post)

If judges become legislators, which I think is how Lord Bingham saw them becoming, ultimately politicians will pack the Courts with their own supporters, as in the USA. Either, you cut back the whole… (View Post)

Austria-Hungary came close to collapse in 1914. They were no match for the Russians, without German leadership and assistance. (View Post)