Haven't been paying much attention to British politics lately but I heard the Tories are threatening to legalize house-building? Nothing bleeds support to the liberals like doing liberal things. (View Post)

Although the principles here seem pretty flexible; Previously there was a case where a country got its allies to abruptly yank permission to overfly them when it was already in the air to force it to… (View Post)

That's my exact take. Electorally I think he's doing as well as could be expected. I think they could use a bit more feistiness (which is why I voted for Nandy) and I thought he was way too timid in … (View Post)

On topic, the practical problem for the GOP is: - They'd really like Trump to be banned from running again - For any individual to vote for this would get them in trouble with their base, and maybe l… (View Post)

Yup, especially with the TV license, where the BBC doesn't just steal from the poor, it abuses the court system to do it. (View Post)