HMG does own risk, and moreover it *should* own risk: as a very large entity it is often better placed to analyse, mitigate and absorb it than e.g. private individuals or small companies. When it tri… (View Post)

I don't think it's equating the two -- it's saying that if you do condemn milkshake throwing then you should definitely also condemn firebombing (and that somebody who takes the "milkshake incid… (View Post)

Right; the reason that doing something about the WFA was perpetually on the Treasury's list of suggestions they put to new CofEs and why successive CofEs ignored the suggestion (according to Osborne)… (View Post)

That's because Reform's support is pretty broadly spread, exactly unlike the LDs, and they run a purely national campaign rather than a target-seats ground game, also unlike the LDs. So Reform are no… (View Post)

I personally think the answer to that is that you vote on values, which I think is a big component of most voters' decision anyway. Being in government means dealing with whatever random events and s… (View Post)