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We live and learn, perhaps. Though I don't see much about the ECHR in there. Like I said, Churchill was a keen proponent of European integration, but not with the UK as part of it - the UK had the Empire and Commonwealth as its primary international support. As for the "not dictating national...

It's more than 1 in 30. 1 in 30 is the proportion of the population that has arrived in the last 2 years. But it's less than 1 in 6. 1 in 6 is the proportion of people who can be identified as "ethnic minorities", essentially people with darker skin, but the establishment will not accept them...

If heading were to be banned, I think they would also have to ban playing the ball over head height - just like in 5-a-side. Otherwise (for example) I reckon a prime tactic for a corner would be to cross it into the box as they do now, knowing that the defenders can't head it away - they would...

I'm not sure that Churchill had much to do with it. However it is clear that Churchill wanted to see a more united Europe (not that he wanted the UK to be in it, of course) and that he thought European human rights were undoubtedly a bit sketchy compared with the UK. But primarily, Churchill...

On the other hand, the actual £180bn cost of England (also mentioned on here) divided by 56m population is £3,214 per head. The £165bn was the National Insurance take, not the health spending.

That's how it is with me too. The Sky Sports channels are inaccessible (not just iffy) on the Virgin app, I need the Sky app and use the "login as a Virgin customer" button. As for the morality of it, I use a VPN when abroad to watch UK television, both Sky Sports and ordinary channels. I...

How does Farage get the money out of the company without paying tax? This isn't a BBC-type fiddle about declaring employment income to be self-employed income, which is primarily to save NIC. Making profits in a company and paying them out as dividends is more or less tax neutral.

Yes, that's correct. So the net incoming migration of 1.4m over the last two years is not affected by the student numbers because the numbers coming in are balanced by the numbers going out.

That's been the attitude of certain elements of the rich ever since the Tolpuddle Martyrs. The Trades Union movement since its inception has been all about wanting better pay and conditions for the "workers", and that's a large part of the reason why the red wall turned to Brexit and to Boris...

That's a very controversial viewpoint, especially on this site. Do you genuinely believe that when a poor man wants more and the rich man won't give it him, it's the poor man who is greedy?

Do you believe it because "fairly reliable sources" quoting "alleged" connections can be trusted? Or do you believe it because you don't like Farage and would believe anything even if the source was a pink elephant on LSD?

It was clicking fingers in the version I heard. Just as well, because if it's clapping that causes it, then a thunderous round of applause could decimate the continent.

I don't think there was ever a suggestion that Brexit would mean wages for cleaners would be higher than for teachers.

Yes, and it's a stupid policy. Hopefully the new government will sort that out (though I have my doubts).

Surely the part of the point of remaining in the EU was because we didn't want to lose the cheap labour? One of the reasons people in the less affluent north liked the idea of leaving the EU, is because people on low wages don't particularly like the idea of keeping those wages low. If we...

Net migration figures are the net of incoming and outgoing, so the numbers going home (which appear not to be all that similar!) are included. The net migration into this country, AFTER deducting those who are leaving, is a fraction short of 1.5m over the last 2 years. As for some...

Why is it more or less universally accepted that the Conservative party is so very right wing? They believe in high taxes, high benefits, running down the armed forces, they believe that the NHS is untouchable and increase its budget more and more (regardless of results), they are fiscally...

The answer to "how can Trump be stopped" has only one valid answer - by putting up a candidate who can beat him. If he wins the election, regardless of how or why people vote for him, then he is President - that's democracy. Finding ways to stop the people (however misguided they may be) -...

What I don't understand about how the NHS works is how my nearest hospitals to the east (Burnley and Blackburn) are pretty much a shambles and have been for 20 years, and my nearest to the west (Airedale) has been vastly better. Why is nothing ever done about the useless and incompetent people...

Perhaps he likes playing tennis?