@darkage i took us off on a tangent (sorry) but I saw that this was your central point and largely agree with it. One counterpoint: in some cases I think policy can lead and change ‘default’ public o… (View Post)

I agree it is subjective, or at least highly dependent on whether you start from a position that councils have any ethical responsibility for non-residents. I’d argue they do, but am very happy to ac… (View Post)

But the truly terrifying thing is that there is a small but not negligible chance that enough black swans happen (Starmer being discredited through some sort of dark web sting; UKR turning really ugl… (View Post)

Very fair point, I was meaning rhetoric not implementation necessarily! (View Post)

Apropos of not much…what examples can PBers give of that policies/ideas that they agree with coming from individuals or groups that you fundamentally disagree with politically? For me: - Trump on NAT… (View Post)