Terrorists that the Greens would protect by law have just murdered scores of innocent people in Iraq.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/baghdad-bombings-dozens-killed
Five score according to that report.

Are the Greens going to have a candle lit vigil for these 120 innocents?

The link didn't come up
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/03/baghdad-bombings-dozens-killed

//The link didn't come up//

2 for 2. OLO can be a bit temperamental about links sometimes, and I can't find any rhyme or reason to it. But if you copy the url and paste it into your search bar it does the same job.

I find that when the site won't accept my link, it works if I make it a tiny url at:

http://tinyurl.com/

The tiny url service is more intended for contracting ridiculously long url's into a more manageable size, but I also find it useful for posting working links on OLO. Of course, it would be much nicer if links just worked and I didn't have to bother.

But that would probably require some effort on Graham's part.

Not cool to biff the mods on a free site that allows posters so much freedom. Anyhow, approach mods direct is the fair way to go.

IMHO the problem with URLs is usually the inclusion of the 's'. Cull to http in lieu of https before posting the link.

Bazz,

"....I am against the licensing of firearms to people living in
cities, towns etc but farmers are in a totally different situation.
Farmers should be able to carry their guns in their vehicles at all
times as they never know when wild dogs will appear.
It should be possible to have secure arrangements in their vehicles
for when they drive into town."

The secure arrangements are already law when firearms are in vehicles [something that the Greens overlooked in their desperate attempt to write coherent policy].

These days, Bazz, many farmers live in their local towns and travel to their property.
One of my good friends moved to town because of his wife's health problems and others bought properties that had no dwellings or else only basic 'one man' accommodation.
The cost of building out of town is far higher than in town as, for starters, there are no services to tap into and (depending on distance) connection to the electricity grid can run to many thousands of dollars.
Solar power is an option as is wind but both are expensive to set up.

Be careful of any links posted by OTB, He has posted virus infected links previously without any sort of apology or explanation. I avoid them like the plague.

Is Mise, you sink to a new low with claims that The Greens support ISIS "Terrorists that the Greens would protect by law have just murdered scores of innocent people in Iraq." I wont dignify your comments with a rebuke, or a similar slander of our opponents. You are obviously a demented old fool for which there is no salvation.

Bazz, you simply post unsubstantiated clap trap "everyone who lives in a block of flats will vote against them. Being stuck for a few hours in a lift will not be found to be amusing or dragging the shopping up 22 floors will be very good exercise but not fun."

Provide some evidence.

Referring to The Greens "Who will speak then, for people-smugglers? Maybe you Joe, if you can take time out from Aboriginal bashing, something your expert at, I suggest you stick to what you know.

The Greens vote is presently running at 10.2%, up from 8.65% in 2013. Regardless of who you support, the two big dinosaur parties are losing their grip, down from a combined 96% in 1950 to 79% today. They can no longer take voters for granted, the rusted-on's are a dying breed. The decline for the big two has been slow and relentless since WWII.