I have a theory that the reason the Holocaust stands out was the bureaucracy of it. Genocide across the ages has usually been visceral; whipped up emotion from firebrands leading to out-of-control mo… (View Post)

The Lib Dems were there to be barged aside, weren't they? It is some entitlement to think that the main opposition should go easy in an election it could win, merely to allow a much smaller party, wh… (View Post)

Although that marks the difference between a tragedy and an atrocity. (View Post)

On topic, it's been going on 75 years. It doesn't end until both sides can live peacefully together or until one wipes the other out. All else is temporary ceasefire. With growing extremism around th… (View Post)

They want to not lose. And if the choice is between losing now and maybe losing later, they'll choose later. In terms of polling, while Sunak's ratings have dropped markedly, the overall picture hasn… (View Post)