But Polanski's CV shows the danger of having a charismatic leader. He has shown an ability to persuade people of things that just aren't so. Sorry, but I had to get that off my chest. (View Post)

The irony being that Cameron-in-practice was a lot more right wing and Eurosceptic than his image. Consider the way that his austerity was tilted almost entirely towards spending cuts. (There were ta… (View Post)

Indeed, one of the ways a right-wing controversialist can fill an opinion slot is to say "blessed are the touts, for they identify the true value of things." The only fix to a lack of drivi… (View Post)

That's true of pretty much any spending, isn't it? (View Post)

Up to a point, Lady Moon, to up to a point. Proper systems should be cheaper to run and ought to give better service. The catch is that they take money and time to set up. One of the British diseases… (View Post)