hellothere

Good to see the FT continuing to absolutely destroy their credibility:

The response from the Treasury’s information rights unit said details would be published respecting agreed timelines “to allow the relevant officials time to complete the preparation of the information to ensure it is accurate and correct prior to publication”.

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A spokesperson added the Treasury intends to provide more details of the overspending, either at the Budget or in separate spending releases.

Not exactly sure how this can be considered a refusal....hmmmmm.

Respectfully, I didn't ignore the rest of what you said.

I agree that representatives need to explain to the electorate why they are best placed to elect them for what comes ahead.

But the key point is that we don't actually know what comes ahead. They have a manifesto, etc, but there will always be unforeseen circumstances which arise.

In those moments in a representative democracy the representatives make the decisions. Your vote for them has allowed you to have your person at the table, but they don't need to consult with the electorate again.

If they do, you're moving towards direct democracy.

There are good arguments why governments should look to keep the electorate informed, explain actions, and justify decisions, but the popularity of a measure shouldn't be the sole factor.

Simple fact, if an opinion is popular. Completely ignoring it is anti-democratic.

This is an incredibly simplistic definition which describes delegates, not representatives.

A delegate must do what they are instructed - think of them as your hands - whereas a representative is someone who makes decisions on your behalf - a second brain.

Delegates are extremely susceptible to tyranny of the majority, whereas representatives - in theory - seek to balance actions across all the people they represent, as well as their expertise and knowledge.

Populism is that thing your mum was on about where if your friends all jumped off a cliff, would you?

It might absolutely be the right decision, depending on the context, but if it isn't then you shouldn't do the wrong thing just because it's popular.

Clearly from too much pencil throwing.

And Graham fits the description very aptly.

How a trade unionist can claim authority based on 4% of the membership is beyond me. No wonder she's so incredibly unpopular within the union.

Be the change you want to see.

Pop pop!

2.0

Tbh I haven't watched WWE since NXT went to shit, so I don't really feel I'd have a good pick.

I think there is a lot of good story to be told if Callis recruits him to get back at Ospreay.

Eeehhhhhhhh

To be fair, the independent contractor stuff is absolute bullshit.

Beyond fuck, Qevin can do one.