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Article here. https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/12/sorry-role-mp-be-representative-not-delegate This is not really a matter of opinion. We are of course free to argue about it for ever more but it's fairly basic stuff such as you'd learn if you did GCSE British Constitution. Never too...

It still is the view, nothing has changed, we elect representatives to act for us. Much the same as we have here. Starmer got about 20% of the electorate and the majority of the seats by far. It doesn't always work out for the best. What alternatives would you suggest? Hitler gathered mass...

That's OK then, one does get the impression from the media that all is not well in Gaza. Pleased to hear that it's just business as usual. Nothing to see here! Or is it more a case of "davon haben wir nichts gewusst" ? No justification at all. Objecting to Israeli brutality is not antisemitic...

It's much easier and more effective to teach people how to work safely, rather than persuading them to fork out £Ks on every machine they are likely to encounter in their lives, and just ignore safe practices.

I don't know why anybody takes notice of our Tony. I have an occasional glance to see if he's OK, and see what the mad ****er is ranting on about, but that's it. :oops: Though I suppose it's useful to have the thoughts and feelings of a Telegraph/Daily-Mail fundamentalist laid out before us...

Do you get cuts from your steering wheel? You can get covers for them you know, all colours and patterns. Leopard skin even!

It started out as trade agreements for businesses. This is why the left didn't trust it. Quite right too; if they can make deals then so should the workers. But with the "Four freedoms" it was made more democratic and workers too were also able to move freely. Very civilised and also worked...

I test my push-sticks every time I use them. Luckily it's a non-destructive process but even if it wasn't they are dirt cheap. I make copies from ply or mdf scraps. They do get the odd nick, but that's the whole idea - it's instead of getting the odd nick on your hand.

So you think there's no point in doing anything? Oh well at least that's a small step forward from total CC scepticism! (y) A few more steps to take! NB It's not 1% but even if it was it still has to be reduced to zero...

It's supposed to be a well informed, researched, thoroughly discussed view. No, this is a complete misunderstanding of our democratic process. It should reflect the best judgement of the representative. That is what he is elected for, not just to convey opinions. That's what market...

Basically Sawstop seems to be a big money-making rip-off based on scaremongering about accidents, particularly amongst the amateur and beginner fraternity. A few basic lessons in safe use would be much more useful - with push-sticks and many other common sense procedures. These are essential...

Were life altering accidents a frequent feature of these woodworking programs?

True in the sense that unscrupulous and incompetent MPs obviously saw their careers as the main issue. Where are they now? Read previous posts.

Exactly! Which is not to say that the constituents should not have opinions and the right to try to influence their representative's judgement. In fact the more public debate/dispute about issues the better. One of the most stupid and anti democratic ideas that often crops up is the veto on...

Two push sticks is cheaper and safer. Not much profit in them so they don't get promoted.

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Instead of direct "plebiscite" we now have "representative democracy" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy A plebiscite might work for a small community as in ancient Greece, but not for us, or we would be being asked to vote on...

Exactly. And vice versa, they made me realise how inadequate the Norris adjusters are on any plane. They look clever, neat, simple, but just don't work as well as the brilliant Bailey design. The revival of back-catalogue retro designs could be seen as a speculative venture, but then they all...

Sorry Terry! Your views are (occasionally) of some merit too!

Nearly there! Brexit certainly was a concern but was not in our interests. They voted for brexit. Was that in your interests? PS In fact it is essential that MPs do not merely vote according to popular majority opinion, when we are bombarded daily from dubious media sources and a whole range...