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Disgrace to democracy In the same way that co-option (a mechanism to replace MPs who die or are incapacitated) has been ‘gamed’ by the Labour and Nationalist parties to get anyone they want into parliament, the just-approved gender-correcting mechanism will also be manipulated. The two big parties now have an incentive not to put women on their ticket so that they get six extra seats each without effort. The number of MPs with no or few votes from the electorate (already high) will soar. Ta...

From the online comments board Video of party in apparent COVID rules breach sparks outrage Apart from the selfish non-caring attitude, what seems to be passing these law breakers by is that they can still carry and pass the virus around. This will not only prolong the time we have restrictions but also give the virus more chance to mutate the more it is allowed to spread. One of these variants could easily be more deadly or harmful even to younger people. And the long-term effects of having ha...

From the online comments board Woman wants to feel safe in her own home The architects are either being economical with the truth, are incompetent or both. Anyone who lives in old houses knows that strong vibrations from machinery as well as firework petards cause irreparable damage by shock erosion of the loose binding between the fragile structure. In addition, vibrational analyses may confirm that the vibrations are resonating close to the natural frequency of vibration in the house. The bui...