
Quote from: Tamas on December 02, 2025, 03:16:12 PMSo are we looking at a new political landscape where what used to be the Tories are now Labour, what used to be Labour are the Greens and (what used to be UKIP is Reform)?No I think this is vibes - and Labour's abyssmal lack of an actual strategy.
Quote from: Jacob on December 02, 2025, 10:20:40 AMTamas, you ought to write their editor a letter.

)Quote from: Sheilbh on December 02, 2025, 02:02:56 PMQuote from: crazy canuck on December 02, 2025, 11:10:30 AMI can tell that you came of age during the time when communications were instantaneous.It's not often an issue nowadays but you still learn the postal acceptance rule here that an offer is accepted at the point the letter is posted even if it is delayed or doesn't get to the person. I remember my contract tutor giving us an essay on the postal acceptance rule and Trollope - which was great.
When I began practising law, we still relied on something called the postal acceptance rule. I won't get into the details of what the rule was, but suffice it to say that it was necessary because communications were delayed by the time it took the post office to deliver a letter.
And that was in the early 90s. Think about how much more inefficient communications were during the time you are being critical of.
It's a long time ago but I think the relevance is that Trollope worked or the Post Office and timing of post is important in a number of his novels. But I think the essay basically argued that the invention of a reliable, trustworthy, affordable, quick postal service across the country was a huge information revolution. So offer could be accepted at the point of posting because it would get to the offeror and it would get their quickly.
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