Re; the earlier discussion on whether Ed Miliband was more ideological than Starmer, I would also say that about 10 years ago Ed M. was the only major person in British politics talking about issues … (View Post)

Morning all. Penny Mordaunt I think is the only one of these who can reach certain groups who haven't voted Tory in a long time - particularly large numbers of women, of a certain kind of profil… (View Post)

This might be of interest for HYUFD, from the comments below the article : "This mirrors what happened with the Epping Forest. In the late 19th Century it was Victorian era people power that sav… (View Post)

The Guardian at its more heartening best : "Residents raise 100,000 to save ancient woodland nearest the City of London" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/28/brockley-residen… (View Post)

Overall I would probably agree with this. But I think that also means that the selfish or competitive instinct, where violence often originates, is vastly overstated by people like Hayek et al. We ev… (View Post)