@Roger Juries play no part in sentencing. As ever, one gives the devil the benefit of law - for one’s own safety’s sake. (View Post)

I expect Labour will be testing that 15% poll number. (View Post)

The UK is not a particularly unequal society. The richest 1% own about 10% of net wealth. In the USA, that proportion is 31% (where the UK was 100 years ago). The global average, per country, is 43%.… (View Post)

What made me think about this was the Guardian’s claim today, that excessive concentration of wealth leads to societal collapse. That’s true, looking from a military history viewpoint. Societies with… (View Post)

Gill is far too obscure a figure for his conviction to have an impact. (View Post)