The Californian voting system is beyond embarrassing but I suspect it's difficult to fix in a hurry.. Got to say they really need to move to votes not received by 10pm on the date of the electio… (View Post)

How likely is a married woman going to vote for Trump / the Republican Party Factor that in and a plan that “accidentally” disenfranchises married women makes a lot of sense (View Post)

Newcastle got a metro line because the Government was desperate for a solution to the unemployment problems in Newcastle and it was a cheap fix that showed they were doing something (remember the onl… (View Post)

For 40 years the country has invested in London to the expense of elsewhere - which means that London is now wealthy than elsewhere and so pays slightly more in tax (argument then goes that wealth co… (View Post)

You said that 15 minutes ago - and it would destroy a fair number of middle size towns as the biggest employer in the area (often by miles) went kaput. Plus even without VAT the university sector is … (View Post)