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I find it less worrying for democracy if MPs are intimidated by a mob than bought by some individuals, but yes, neither situation results in proper democracy.

How about the Alternative Vote system we had a referendum on? Would still allow people to vote for the candidate they most wanted, rather than against the one they most despised, but allow that vote to pass to another if their most preferred candidate was not popular enough with others to be in...

Glaswegian for Vaccine injured.

I heard last night that Infosys, the company set up by Sunak's father in law and his wife is heavily invested in has had a 50% increase in revenue from Government Contracts since Sunak got the job of P.M. Could be pure coincidence, but it doesn't look good.

Given that most major demonstrations are held in London, it is the Met you most need to worry about. That and whatever further laws Tories put in place, and given that they are already trying to give themselves the power to say unsafe is safe, despite what a court rules, and depart from the...

Depends on the protest, and who might be upset by it.

I wish I had your faith in the Police.

I dunno, might be why Police in riot gear often cover their faces and lapel numbers at protests, don't want to get filmed twatting people, but being on an anti capitalism march or anything a bit left wing might well get you an MI5 file. Trade Unionists and animal rights protestors have been...

A month in prison for wearing a face covering? In 2020 they were nicking you for not wearing one.

These guys could be in trouble next time then. https://images.app.goo.gl/MGPhRszVimMk21uJ9

If he wants to implement the will of the people, he should call an election now.

To be fair, he has had 4 different bosses himself in that time.

I would not be surprised if someone in government saw it as an opportunity to reduce the pension burden, and get a windfall of inheritance tax payouts.

Not trying to change your words, just looking for clarification, my last few responses to you have been mostly questions, because your posts are short and not really clear what you are driving at. Even now, I have to ask, is stopping boats at a cost to your human rights acceptable?

We can stop the boats tomorrow, but do you really mean stopping so many people seeking asylum in the UK?

Do You think that would be a terrible thing? If so, is it the bypassing of local councils, which is not quite what Labour have said, or is it using some Greenbelt?

You are making the same mistake that got us in all kinds of shit we have been in and are currently in, by believing things Boris Johnson said. Lockdowns could have been shorter if they had come in a bit sooner.

Starmer is not the messiah, but he would have to be a very, very, very naughty boy to give us a worse ride than the current Tory Party would.

When Johnson was dithering over the first lockdown, Labour were in the middle of a leadership contest. Once Kier Starmer was installed, Labour acted like a wartime opposition, and were supportive of Covid related measures as far as they felt possible, despite that, Labour were calling for the...