Sadly I suspect it is a higher proportion than you or I would like to admit. The cliched Milgram experiments indicate how willing most people are to inflict pain and suffering on others when it is sa… (View Post)

But on your definition many other governments would be defined as terrorists. It can’t just be a statement of disapproval/disgust at their actions, otherwise eg Stalinist Russia would be terrorists. (View Post)

I agree with a lot of what you say about the appearance of bias. One aspect of bias that hasn't come into the discussion yet is the relative prominence of stories from either side. To take one e… (View Post)

The BBC parroting the government’s view is not one of your better ideas Josias. Would you consider settlers small-scale terrorists? It seems a good test of your objectivity. (View Post)

It also breaks the crucial link between earnings and productivity You don’t need the minimum wage to do that for you: average CEO pay of £4m will do that nicely https://www.theguardian.com/business/2… (View Post)