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OG, I have experienced worse than just living in poverty but I spare you the details. Suffice to say that most of the people who work with me are in the groups that have more pressing concerns than socialism.

OG, have you ever tried to live on the minimum wage? If you did, you wouldn't have had time to worry about who profits from the NHS contracts.

Your comparison of Macron with Clegg is very good. His party 'en marche' won't win a majority in the French legislative election June 18th. His winning will be marred by the ambiguity of his politics. He will be opposed by a very large number of French MPs and senators from the PS, the...

I am happy that Macron won. Le Pen got 34% of the popular vote, she will likely become leader of the opposition in just over a month. If the second round were between Fillon and Macron, Fillon would have won. About 4 million votes were spoiled, most of those probably would have voted for...

You may have to get either bike or kit on the scheme, not both.

it may be workable for those who want something special but if you start from scratch, I can't see the economic case for this. E-bikes tend to be hybrids and the best value for money is around £1,000 on the net, £1,500 in the shops, the higher price includes a longer guarantee and local services...

the facts are clear, you just want to see what you want to see. Among those facts, an important one: the poorer the voter, the higher percentage voting for brexit. A second fact: the people who voted for brexit (not me though) would still do same today that a lot more about brexit is better...

OG, you are very much the opposite of me. I take time to try to understand why poorer voters want out. Trust me, they are poor but not turkeys voting for Christmas. As I said, there is a consensus among economists that immigration control uplifts the minimum wages. Try to look it up than...

that is a sweeping statement. those on the bottom of the income scale, you may divide into the unemployed, the part time employed and the just about managing. Controlling immigration will have an overall effect of lifting the minimum wages and reducing unemployment for the unskilled. I expect it...

Bike motors need to be used in their sweet zone. At too high speed, the motor is useless because the reverse EMF is higher than the battery's voltage, stopping the current from flowing into the motor, effectively switching it off. At too low speed, the motor becomes inefficient, turning a large...

as you said many times, brexit hasn't happened yet and you can already predict with certainty its failure. Can you really be certain based on cursory scrutiny? I wouldn't be so bold and yet, I probably spent a lot more time than you examining both sides of the argument.

that remains to be seen. Your constant putting down of brexit arguments as fake news seems to me like a lack of due diligence.

OG, I am not my daughter, I only tried to say that I have some idea how to detect fake news and journalists who let their personal leaning interfere with their interviews. I have never put down any opponent in any debate by questioning their education attainment or whether they get their...

Hi uptonogood, We have signed up with cyclescheme this week.

Wicky, my daughter works for AFP. They sell news to a lot of companies and have very high standards. Most of the time, her work involves world news.

Wicky, I don't know what he is like to have a pint with but there are lots of differences in writing a political column and and reporting news and news analysis. They don't apply the same scientific standards most of the time.

I don't know if you know how rigorous students in journalism are trained by our top universities in news gathering and writing. I got a bit of it second hand but I think you don't hold high enough regard for those who gather news and the photographers and cameramen who work for big news...

I watch a lot of TV and my daughter is a journalist. She worked for a while at the Bureau of investigative journalism. Some of their ethics did get to me.

Please stop insinuating that I get my cues from the tories press. I never bought a copy of theirs in my life.

I don't see the EU as an agressor, I see the EU is an institution like many you have seen: the UN, NATO etc. You give them some power and a credit card. They will justify their existence by extending the reach of their original premise and load to the credit card as much as they can. That can go...