Sure, they've only razed the place to the ground, killed 70k mostly innocent people, injured lots more, and displaced pretty much the whole 2m population. It's the very definition of restra… (View Post)

Of course the power dynamic and proportionality is relevant. Eg if a military unit obliterates a whole town and its population in order to kill a handful of enemy operatives who are hiding there that… (View Post)

Anything from Binface? (View Post)

It looks like we might be having a summer of 'Andy Burnham is contemplating xyz' stories. Excellent as debate fodder but if the scuttlebut on his cabinet choices is anything to go by it wil… (View Post)

Somewhat amazingly I find myself wanting to steer you back to the light comedy of the Laffer curve. (View Post)