I think the problems arise when the way voters intuitively want the system to work diverges from the way the mechanics of it actually work. I think most people in practice are voting for a party and … (View Post)

The LDs may get Easy Grinstead but I wouldn't put money on them taking Tricky Grinstead... (View Post)

A cynic might wonder whether any of the underlying material facts (amount of effort/work being put into the project, our position in order queue, etc) actually changed when they brought forward the t… (View Post)

If you fire somebody on the spot in the heat of the moment I suspect your chances at a tribunal are not great if the employee feels like taking you to one, in almost all circumstances... (View Post)

I agree that that's probably a good plan for them (better than faffing about with a million low-return tax tweaks, and closer to their principles than drastic spending cuts), and that it would be pos… (View Post)