Human nature. We tend not to assemble facts and use them to draw a conclusion. Most of the time, we start with a visceral response and then marshall facts to lead to that conclusion. (View Post)

That's the Will Of The People for you. The councillors who turned down these schemes were almost certainly accurately representing what their voters think. What probably happens now is that eith… (View Post)

In terms of actually running things, is Benny H the most powerful Conservative politician left? I guess some of the shire counties are bigger, but they are basically social care delivery mechanisms, … (View Post)

That's the problem with the rise of NOTA parties, whether on the left or the right. It's perfectly understandable that people are a bit miffed with the state of the nation after decades of … (View Post)

Are you suggesting that it's not appropriate to play Test Cricket in Australia? Furthermore, are you suggesting that would be a bad thing? (View Post)