I’m genuinely curious what you think that would demonstrate.

Not really. You would just have to be able to provide me with the details of a small independent burger restaurant that allows people to eat for free. That seems comparable.

Guess you missed the words “burger chain” in the question…

For this analogy to work there must be some other burger chain that doesn’t charge for their food. Could you let me know which those are, please?

Britain is like this because our national politics is a shrivelled husk of democracy: a country where the world’s most poisonous media outlets fill a great gaping void empty of actual politics with relentless fear, incitement and hatred.

Have you see the article from FourFourTwo? They suggest that that’s a misquotation and that said “I earn it” (present tense).

My apologies if I’m reading this totally wrong, but I like you’re trying to make a point here, Dan and it would probably make the conversation run smoother if you just stated outright what it is.