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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. Taxpayers will pay for this monetarily (MPs are expensive) and democratically. These MPs plucked out of nowhere will not be accountable to a constituency because they won’t have one. Instead, they will be beholden to the party leaders on whose grace and favour their political life depends. Shame that the PN, once a champion of democratic norms, went along with this underhanded power grab. No wonder that civil-rights-minded individuals have switched from supporting the PN to backi ....
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 had the virus are still not evident. – R. May Probably some rich community. Now dear old daddy will come in to save the day and pay. Lock them up in prison for a week. That’s how they learn. Stop spoiling kids. ....
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 building will then vibrate itself loose to destruction. It’s not cement but compacted clay and soil. It’s an accident waiting to happen. ....