To be fair, Labour nearly lost their deposit. If there'd got just 27 fewer percentage points, then they would have trailed the conservatives, and lost their deposit (View Post)

the truth will out in the next few days: my money is on the sum including agency staff costs, because (simply) councils and councilors aren't completely stupid (View Post)

Even per capita can be misleading: what proportion of sex crimes are committed by men in their 20s? What proportion of Afghani immigrants are men in their 20s? It's entirely possible for two thi… (View Post)

I saw what was quite literally the worst art exhibition in the history of the world at Tate Modern. The Art of Yoko Ono. My wife (who is a genuine artist) started off sniggering, and then ... a few m… (View Post)

Funnily enough, my original comment included that caveat. But then I deleted it, to stay on point (View Post)