I don't think most people reflexively dislike Trump. No, they dislike Trump based on his actions and words, on his selling out of Ukraine, on his deranged economic theories, on his multiple reliably … (View Post)

The Normans saw slavery as being fundamentally un-Christian and thus to be abolished. https://metaphoremagazine.com/a-legacy-of-conquest-king-william-i-and-the-decline-of-slavery-in-norman-england/ t… (View Post)

The UK didn't have significant immigration controls until the 1905 Aliens Act, a reaction to Jewish immigration from eastern Europe. (View Post)

It is a serious issue, yes. We agree on wanting to reduce the numbers coming over on boats and reduce the numbers staying in asylum hotels. However, those organising the hotel protests are objectivel… (View Post)

"Events, dear boy, events." It's a long time until the next general election. Outside events may change the situation, irrespective of what Starmer or Farage do. (View Post)