It would be I think more accurate to say "the government" since in our system they have extremely effective control of the Commons. Given that we have an FPTP system that gives the governme… (View Post)

If the railway authorities put him in the position of doing effectively manual signalling with no safety interlocking or proper working procedure because the automatic systems were not functional, th… (View Post)

I'm mildly in favour of returning the Elgin Marbles, but if we do return them they won't end up back on the Parthenon -- they'd go into the Acropolis Museum to go along with the parts … (View Post)

Is that actually even slightly likely, or is it more like the suggestions that Sinn Fein might have taken their Westminster seats to vote in some Brexit vote or other -- theoretically possible but in… (View Post)

In my experience it's quite common for private sector firms to use contractors instead of permanent staff for some work, or to contract out catering or cleaning rather than employing cooks and j… (View Post)