It should not be necessary to keep making this point but since DavidL is questioning the utility of face coverings I will make it. The covering is not there to prevent the wearer from catching Covid,… (View Post)

Philip Thompson, who is miles to the right of me and I never thought I would agree with, is actually espousing a logical moral attitude. The crucial point is that defying a law because you think it w… (View Post)

Thanks Alastair for such a clear eyed summary of the British opium trade between India and China. For Scots like me who think the Union is long past its usefulness, it is a hard fact that Scots like … (View Post)

"But who is this “we”? Are “we” even one people anymore? And what kind of a people will “we” now be? We shall see." Observant piece from Cyclefree as ever. "We" does not include m… (View Post)

Since we still seem to be commenting on JRM's Grenfell remarks, I think people have lost sight of the fact that the Fire Brigade advice was sound right up to the point where the building was clad wit… (View Post)