It's to prevent, or at least minimise, copycats, I believe. Commoner than one might think, above all where celebs are involved, but not jusdt them. 'The importance of responsible media reporting on s… (View Post)

MPs. Not SKS or HMtK. Edit: and Lords, too. Constitution, innit. (View Post)

Public sector pension schemes (some anyway) penalise anyone who comes back to the same job or a related one (this could IIRC include a change of school for a teacher, say). Their pension is docked. N… (View Post)

I do also wonder what she proposes to do about marriages where one partner is from another country and isn't yet a UJ waving UK black passport holder. I'm already very worried about some of my friend… (View Post)

Great British tradition innit. "I am just going outside and may be some time." (View Post)