And yet the big picture is that the government is borrowing about £2000 per person per year. I suspect that there isn't a way of closing that gap that can be perceived as "caring". The… (View Post)

Not the time to go wobbly, Eagles. Badenoch says and does things badly, but Jenrick says and does bad things. (View Post)

There is also a distinction between "I am going to say something which isn't actually false, but is misleading because it's incomplete" and "I am going to say something knowi… (View Post)

And the law is whatever the law says it is. That doesn't have to mean it's the philosophical truth (see that pi = 3 exactly law that wasn't quite like that but you get the idea), and i… (View Post)

Crime and punishment is one of those situations where people often get the cause and effect the wrong way round. If an organisation or society has to introduce bloodcurdling sanctions, it probably me… (View Post)