Circular argument on political debate and curved chambers | Letters

Curved seating arrangements in parliaments don’t result in consensual dialogue, says Robert Frazer. Also letters from Pete Bibby and Mark OrmistonPhilip C Stenning claims circular and semicircular debating chambers discourage “simplistic left-right political dichotomy” (Letters, 6 March). Unfortunately, his theory is proven wrong by the situation in the US. A “simplistic left-right political dichotomy” is so inherent to American politics that it is literally called