The catch is that we don't notice most of those fields, because they're in places we don't go. The bits we do notice, even if we're not in a plane, are the bits of countryside bor… (View Post)

This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System... https://youtu.be/6YRHAro1iTE (View Post)

There's a catch, though. Think back to the days of three parties. There were fairly regular polls showing that, if the Lib Dems could get into a head-to-head, they would win. In a forced Lib-Con… (View Post)

You're right, and there's another thing. I don't know how many vetrans there are of the late 80's/early 90's here, but the fall of Thatcher had some odd effects. Lefties I kn… (View Post)

If you are nice and good and good at your job, you will get pushed behind someone less nice. It sucks, but that's the human condition. Electoral politics is an extreme example, but it's a g… (View Post)