I suspect we would do all those things again, if we faced an existential struggle like WWII, and considered them necessary. We have not faced an existential war since 1945. But, whilst I have little … (View Post)

No I don't think that, but I do think the mainstream will only improve their behaviour if they are given an almighty kicking by the voters. (View Post)

More than anyone, it's probably @Cyclefree who has moved me in the direction of voting Reform. Not that she is in any way a supporter, but her accounts of what the "mainstream centrists&quo… (View Post)

While I have no doubt that they see it that way, and there is an element of truth in that, it is also a simplistic way of seeing the conflict. That's usually the case when outsiders get themselv… (View Post)

I think that’s unfair on the Versailles treaty-makers. They organised plenty of local plebiscites to try to fix borders (even one over whether Hanover should remain a part of Germany). It’s just they… (View Post)