Knowledge it "might" kill them is insufficient for attempted murder. You need to intend to kill. Attempted murder is harder to prosecute in that sense than murder, as the mens rea is narrow… (View Post)

You work at Conservative Central Office don't you? Your observation doesn't surprise me. (View Post)

I'm not really against it. There probably is a net cost to no hopers standing, even with forfeited deposit taken into account. But it's incredibly modest. Visibly free and fair elections matter, and … (View Post)

In the full swing of a General Election, I really miss Mike Smithson's sage posts, and wish OGFH well. I hope he's enjoying this one in his own way. This is no criticism of the many guest contributor… (View Post)

I wonder if £500 actually covers the associated admin costs? I rather doubt it. (View Post)