Why does not repealing a law just because there's a petition equate to "gfy peasants"? (View Post)

Interesting piece on the rise of far right populism in Japan. Same old shit as here. It's striking how common the themes are. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2k29233jeo I really liked this quot… (View Post)

On-topic question: When somebody says they "have to" do something because of the OSA how do we know this is not due to them taking an erroneous or absurdly risk-averse approach to it? Esp i… (View Post)

"Britain is broke due to one year of Labour. It has nothing to do with the previous 14 years of us." This is quite a difficult sell. (View Post)

Must have missed that. But it certainly sounds like something I can get behind (with the usual 'devil in the detail' caveat of course). (View Post)