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Wrong. While it is true that the EU is not a democracy, it exists to ultimately achieve a democratic parliamentary country called Europe. Since that is its sole purpose, it cannot be ANTI-democracy. To achieve its aim, agreed by its member countries to be desirable, it of necessity cannot be...

No we did not have anything like adequate human rights law, sometimes quite the opposite. Why else would Churchill have consided that a new human rights law was required? Why else would Sir David Maxwell-Fyffe draft new law? Now you are being ridiculous, we don't have a long history of...

That is permitted. Cyclists can ride on the pavement in some circumstances, details quoted below. Read right through to the end, showing this still applies: "On 1st August 1999, new legislation came into force to allow a fixed penalty notice to be served on anyone who is guilty of cycling on a...

Nonsense, when will you learn. Most charging takes place overnight when dermand is low and there's plenty of capacity. And 2035 is when we have to stop buying IC cars, not when all cars are electric. That won't happen until well over 20 years later, between 2055 and 2060. .

Following the appalling events of WW2. Winston Churchill decided that a Human Rights law was desirable and appointed British politician and lawyer Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe to produce one. Trouble was that no UK government was prepared to adopt it. Long afterwards the EU also had the same...

I agree that and know that the majority share that view, demonstrating that I am not living in any sort of bubble.. But we can't do that sort of thing any more, which would show that we are no better than the offenders. Where would you stop? Boat people next? .

Thank you for reposting a post I stick by. You don't have me fooled any more than Powell did, whatever you might have been in the past, you are now very far right. Just wanting to cage those you consider offenders, Guantanamo style, makes you so. .

And I made the opposite mistake, voting much more Conservative until I learnt better with age and experience. Ever since I am much more selective and careful about who and what I vote for, sometimes wasting the vote to avoid supporting what I cannot accept from either of the likely winners. .

Liar. I did not describe them as fools since not knowing something does not indicate a person is a fool. Insults of that sort are your ignorant speciality. .

Rubbish, you left out Finland and Iceland. Sweden 10,57 million, the rest 17.55 million. It's what the latest survey reported, and probably true because their political parties, which are all Labour, do what their people want, fully implement socialism. They certainly don't treat their...

I thought that might bring out the real you, resorting to insults. As my ragamuffin mother and friends in the 1900s East End of London use to chant at adults who verbally abused them, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me". .

Clutching at the same straws again, Scandinavia is far more than just Norway and Sweden. We had the same North Sea benefits but the inept Tories squandered it all. And despite their temporary crime problem, the Swedes are still far happier with their governance than the Brits are with theirs...

AKA socialism's fair sharing, NOT as the far right try to say, communism. So, I'm happy with that. I give you Europe introducing the widespread 35 hour week, but the UK government rejecting it in favour of a 48 hour week here, end result markedly LOWER productivity. Doesn't that clearly...

Irrelevant in a country that does not fully share capitalism's gains, instead keeping the cream for a self appointed utterly selfish elite. .

No it doesn't. Since what you object to works so well in our Scandinavian neighbours to keep everyone there happy, it indicates that English governance has a very serious problem, the right wing and all those like you who support it. .

There is an absolute right to live however I wish that I can provide for on the planet I was born upon, or as you put it, "survive by whatever means we can". And that includes having my share of the advances that humans have made that enable increasing amounts of leisure time. That gradually...

You really do reply with such utter nonsense. If I was anything like that I would be inclined to be involved in politics, but I never have been, have never been a member of any political party, nor ever demonstrated against any government, accepting every government elected by the majority, and...

The people only think they know what they want. That's why enacting the populism you ask for always fails when the public see the outcome. Yes, Farage may well win next time, but will follow that with failure when the people chuck him out. Yes they are, that is precisely how elective...

Fully agreed with your answers on every point, thank you for saving my typing fingers. Tony's 1951 may be physically correct, but his opinions belong to a far earlier century. .

What you have created is a bicycle in law and NOT a motor vehicle, so it does not need an SVA, VIN number or any other DVA approval before use, even with a thumb throttle and walk assist. It can be ridden on cycle paths, but on shared use paths should be ridden slowly with due care in the...