On thread, re the Royal Mail inquiry. What was patently obvious and running through all the evidence emerging during the testimony of David Smith (CEO in 2010) this morning was the near explicit and … (View Post)
Sunak will be judged on the the nationwide test of the local and mayoral elections, Blackpool will be a footnote. As Blackpool would always have been a nailed on Conservative loss, I don't think it'l… (View Post)
Bates' later testimony revealed the supposed independence of the Post Office from government to be a convenient fiction. I watched most of the testimony and got the impression that the LD ministers D… (View Post)
I was referring to the potential route by which the USA's democratic institutions might fail, not so much the potential for the dictatorship that followed being that of religious extremists. Although… (View Post)
On Thread When I read the book and watched the original series of "The Handmaid's Tale", despite the fine book/series that it is, the only point where I had really had to suspend belief was… (View Post)