But it's been known for decades that prisons are what you'd come up with if you wanted a university for criminals. Obviously the courses on offer are going to reflect the people who are sen… (View Post)

I rarely spend anything other than on day-to-day expenses but quite a bit of my income goes to helping my wider family survive now. My savings are there to pay for such care as I may need as incapaci… (View Post)

Good morning, everybody. I'm afraid lots of people will vote Reform. ISTM that in the US, people who voted Republican may not like a lot of what Mr Trump is doing, but they strongly approve of w… (View Post)

Somebody pointed out that not all poor people are on benefits, and ISTM the cliff edge just gets steeper and higher all the time. (View Post)

Apparently. If we're in such dire straits as that, it would be better to introduce rationing - since there's no shortage of food, the rations would be generous but poor people could sell so… (View Post)