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)

Although in truth, the typical American has experienced austerity over that period. (View Post)

The UK was fortunate that some other European power did not intervene on the Boers' side. But, the lessons we learned about the deadliness of defensive rifle fire served us well in WWI. Germany … (View Post)