The main Post Office branches in Cardiff & Bristol are closing to move into their WHSmith counterparts. Oh god. Cardiff post office is hideous, tucked into the corner of the Queens Arcade, which is the poor relation of St Davids, bolted on like a parasitic siamese twin. Went in for some Euros b...

Well now.

Being a child of the 80s, I like garish multicolour proper bulb lights so get sets from Tesco or Wilkinson every couple of years when they break. Not a fan of the endless loop system they employ nowadays which forces a double helix arrangement around the tree, and I need two sets for our tree. Have ...

Isn't that a type of fish?

Never said it was. You merely intimated that I did.

For many people in depressed communities with little prospects following a crap education joining the army is the only real escape for them. Also joining isn't as voluntary as you may think if it's "expected" of you by your family, for example.

But you can join the Army I notice. So you can be shot and killed without having a say in how, when and where you get shot and killed.

However, there is no lower age bound to the honour of being taxed by the government so I am not sure I fully buy the taxation/representation line, however snappy it may sound! Well I've always taken the minimum school leaving age as the border between "child" and "working adult"...

Cameron already tried the deal approach – and the improved terms were rejected by the electorate. I would say that during the whole referendum campaign I never heard any of the detail of the agreement Scameron got mentioned once. The whole argument for both sides was basically "We're Not Them&...

bilky asko wrote: ↑Wed 28 Nov, 2018 09.09

Alexia wrote: ↑Tue 27 Nov, 2018 23.11 There are several words to describe the vote that happened in June 2016. Democracy doesn't come close.

Less democratic than First Past The Post?

Our whole electoral system is undemocratic full stop.

There are several words to describe the vote that happened in June 2016. Democracy doesn't come close.