OT I'm still a member of the Labour Party despite previously announcing my intention to flounce over something and they just demanded that I commit to treating all those I encounter with respect… (View Post)

The right to refuge isn't dependent on you stopping in the first safe country you can get to. This is a good thing, as a refugee crisis often causes serious problems for the country immediately … (View Post)

They have the private parking provision rule in Japan but it's a load of pointless busywork. You can fulfill it by just renting a parking space for a month then ending the contract. The way to s… (View Post)

Do it, it's so great. Combine it with a land tax so that any temporarily empty plot gets a car park on it to pay the tax. (View Post)

There's some good elfin safety gone mad stuff in this podcast about the Ukraine war, where Jack Watling is talking about how they could improve training for Ukrainian recruits. Apparently the Br… (View Post)