Something often missed when people criticise the UK. Often we compare the best of elsewhere with the worst at home. And very often people report on holiday experience vs actually living somewhere els… (View Post)

I feel 'meh' about a lot of issues, but this is one that I would almost be prepared to actually protest about. Yes historically countries, nations, whatever around the world did bad things.… (View Post)

"Calling your political opponents “scum” once and apologising for it" Point 1 - I doubt she's only done it once. Point 2 - she almost certainly believes it (and that's up to her) … (View Post)

He was dreadfully unlucky - lots of things went wrong that led to his death, and it shouldn't have happened. However - the tendency for the Police (the Met, Sheffield in the case of Hillsborough… (View Post)

To round out your last paragraph - they shot someone driving a car linked to three recent shootings and thus they had a strong belief that the driver, whoever he was, would be armed. (View Post)