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There is only one form of democracy, and it's very poor: "Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those...

No thanks. I've no objection to the intended sentiments of that hymn, but Jerusalem has never been a place to model our land on. Living where you do there are many there who would think their county the ideal. ;) God's own country and all that. .

Really? Are you aware of the shambles that Jerusalem is in these days. If ever a hymn needed to be scrapped now as losing all sensible meaning, it's that one. Example: Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land. If done that would be very much worse than the mess that...

They already have democracy, they can vote to send members into parliament to persuade and argue for Catalan independence. If they fail, tough, that's what democracy is, the will of the majority. They can't just say we don't like this democracy, so we'll ignore all of the electorate who...

With e-bikes being such a small market this has always been a problem. The one upside for you is that Wisper have always been excellent on support issues and will do their best to alleviate any ill effects that might crop up. .

No, no, no. You cannot say it's correct for Catalans to enjoy democracy while denying it to the rest of Spain. Catalonia is, as I've already observed, a very important component of Spain and its loss will materially affect all other Spaniards. It follows that democratically all affected...

As an illegal referendum, they were entitled to use the forces of civil order to prevent that illegal function. The methods used were wrong however, there were better and more civilised ways, such as arresting and detaining the organisers long before. .

Of course not, I thought it was clear that I cited it as an example of illegality. However the vote itself was real, there was no fixing. The Crimea had a huge Russian population who in a full turnout would have won anyway, and since the Ukrainians largely boycotted the referendum, they lost...

And I hope they continue to. Catalonia is an important part of Spain, economically, culturally and geographically. As such I would support a referendum on Catalan independence in which all of Spain voted, But Catalan trying to vote alone is UDI, not only wrong but illegal, internationally as...

The Cornish person is deciding on the effects of a loss of a part of the UK, not what affects the Scots. If the Scots for example want to be independent, they have to persuade the rest of the UK that it's not only in their own interests but will not disproportionally harm the UK. .

No, all others affected have to take part in the decision. That was what was wrong about the Scottish independence referendum, the rest of the UK didn't get their vote. .

That's another thing that would have upset Sir Edward Heath. .

No, there's nothing like the flexibility of being able to trade a large number of currencies. Reducing that to a minimum removes so many opportunities. The simple proof is the way they've constantly attacked the euro since its creation. .

Financiers, money traders et al. They detested the euro and have tried to bring it down ever since its creation since it removed so many opportunities to make money by playing the European currencies against each other. They know that weakening the EU is the only way they will ever be able to...

Agreed, the time to have ignored the outcome on the grounds I've stated was immediately that outcome was known. With the country so evenly divided that would have been reluctantly accepted then, albeit with irritation. . .

This is simply untrue, a margin of under 4% in a referendum in which a high proportion abstained is not a mandate for such a permanent drastic change. For such an important shift in national status a minimum level for change should have been set, but that can be compensated for after the event...

My main point about Toshiba's fast charge research failure I hadn't made clear, it's always been about fast charge in minutes for cars. They were far sighted enough to foresee the need more than a decade ago and that was where they directed all the research. The nearest they've got is SCiB...

But how many? It doesn't seem at all clear that there is a majority of Spanish Catalans for independence and I wouldn't be surprised to find the same is true of French Catalonia, even if we knew what that was. I've a horrible suspicion that referenda in both would be likely to return closely...

Mainly the wheels. Most of my riding over the last decade has been on my 20" wheel bike with similar attributes, low step over but long wheelbase, but I don't see 20" wheels as having advantages. Like most cyclists I prefer the riding attributes of larger wheels overall. The other GoCycle...

That's a good point. Funinhounslow could have the 806 folder he mentioned for his trips with the car and a full size good weather protected e-bike for the commute, both for the same amount or less. It's a solution I'd prefer. .