The cabinet was split and the defenders of the absolute power of the emperor attempted a coup d'etat involving the imprisonment of the emperor, so it's probably not safe to assume everyone is sane in… (View Post)

I don't know what's become of basic manners in parliament, an honourable member shouldn't be peeking at another honourable member's phone. Not a resigning issue and no path to a by-election. (View Post)

The practical problem is that it's not enough to find someone who could do better, they have to either achieve a thorough stitch-up of the parliamentary party or somehow *get their members to vote fo… (View Post)

I find the Economist is very readable and persuasive and convincing-seeming, but the problem is that any time it's been writing about something I know about, it's turned out to be complete and utter … (View Post)

Does anyone else have a weird experience where you're using the same app, Google Maps, for understanding the war in a foreign country as you are for getting lunch so you're constantly doing these odd… (View Post)