That's one of the interesting things. How much is that the merits of the plan (for which there is loads we don't know yet), and how much of it that, because the government are proposing it,… (View Post)

Besides, the record of junior coalition partners at the subsequent election is pretty awful. Maximum blame, minimum credit. Still, "kingmakers" sounds so much better than "suckers"… (View Post)

Nigel as PM but unable to get anything done would be top larfs. Just the sort of larfs I'd rather be observing from the safety of a different country. (View Post)

Prayers and best wishes to all. All manner of things shall be well, even if it rightly doesn't feel that way. (View Post)

Under a despotic government, horrible things will happen, and it's not obvious that the presence or absence of ID cards/databases would make that much difference. The best way to prevent the evi… (View Post)