No, I don't think our leaders like us very much. What the PO scandal, the various child abuse scandals, the contaminated blood scandal etc. have in common is the revelation that a considerable n… (View Post)

He was the Caesar of our times. (View Post)

No. When I was young and naive, I thought that at least some of the people in politics were on my side. Now I realise that none of them are. I expect that very large numbers feel the same way. (View Post)

No, existing married couples are not going to be forced to leave. That would be a very obvious breach of the HRA. (View Post)

It’s a feature of this government, that even when they have a reasonable story to tell (eg boat crossings, students, Ukraine), they still fuck it up. (View Post)