The idea that god should be benevolent is rare among religions and belied by history. It is not for nothing that natural disasters are also termed acts of god. And why should god (or gods) bind thems… (View Post)

You assume far too much there. The SNP will never (again) put the Tories in over Labour. The Lib Dems are very unlikely to with the Tories in their current state. And we can't have endless general el… (View Post)

Not only are you implicitly making a lot of commitments there but you're making them for niche groups who have already done well out of the state. You may find that those who would have to cough up t… (View Post)

The KJ bible was written at the same time as Shakespeare was active so I don't think it's accurate to describe it as 'neo'. It sounds similar not just because it dates to exactly the same period but … (View Post)

Well, she's not. But membership numbers are not something the general public gives a damn about. It's a Westminster Village story. That said, we shouldn't entirely dismiss it on that basis: the story… (View Post)