How does your bald and unsupported assertion about lack of public enthusiasm for voting making it more likely that those elected would be more unsuitable than those appointed by a PM? And how does a … (View Post)

This sort of "poll" is absolutely worthless. I don't just say that because it has RefUK doing well (which is clear enough from genuine polls) - just that all such "polls" are… (View Post)

That's a slightly different point, though. Saying you don't join the Lib Dems if your motive is power isn't the same as saying that they are never influential. It's saying that, i… (View Post)

You can take a personal view on the character of a soldier who doesn't go all guns blazing against the enemy, and tends to hide behind others. But you can't say he's an idiot for letti… (View Post)

Not that odd. The pretty clear implication is that it was suicide by cop - someone rushing armed police brandishing a knife. It's automatically been referred to the Independent Office for Police… (View Post)