I've been to Singapore many times, and I find it incredibly amusing that - corporal punishment aside - it's the very epitomy of things @Leon hates - i.e. it's a highly cosmopolitan cit… (View Post)

If only we had the same proportion of Muslims in the UK they have in Singapore. (View Post)

On the subject of crime, the problem is not the lack of harshness of punishment, it is that criminals don't think they're going to get caught, prosecuted, tried and convicted. You can liter… (View Post)

My loony conspiracy nut friends (think @Leon but without the gaiety) think the US will deliberately sink the Nimitz in a false flag operation. (View Post)

It is worth remembering that a "reformer" could only stand if permitted by the religious authorities. It is therefore very much a relative term. However, it is worth noting that whenever th… (View Post)