maxh

I think both things are probably true. The stats about ethnic minorities being more likely to go to prison reveal systemic racism somewhere in the system, but without revealing where. The sentencing … (View Post)

For those with time to read a fairly dense paper: How to defend democracy https://cascadeinstitute.org/technical-paper/defending-canadas-democracy/ It's written in the Canadian context but, aside fro… (View Post)

I think that's a little unfair. It was 'absolutely clear' in the same way it was absolutely clear to right wingers that Corbyn was not our saviour. We all have our biases and the optimistic take from… (View Post)

FPT @Luckyguy1983: I often wholeheartedly disagree with your posts but not this one - I think (a) your assessment overall is good and (b) you bring a valuable analysis to this site that is fairly ori… (View Post)

It is easy (and often correct) to bemoan our politicians. But it strikes me that Starmer, Macron and Merz have all stepped up well in the past week, and are showing the right kind of leadership when … (View Post)