He starts from the principle that Britain is "privileged". From that everything else follows and once you understand that his actions make sense. (View Post)

There is that. The very posh public schools are almost totally unaffordable now, except for the super wealthy. Most need £50-60k per year, with VAT, and very very few can afford that. By contrast, th… (View Post)

That leads too readily to a dismissal of the impact of VAT. A price shock of 20% on fees, plus employer's NI rising to 15%, and making the schools fully taxable businesses, will push up costs by 25%+… (View Post)

The interesting thing is, had the UK/US not already been fighting Germany, (edit: yes I know the US didn't come in until the end of 1941) Japan wouldn't even have had the successes they did in 1941. … (View Post)

The key is to be well-groomed, smelling pleasant, wearing well-fitting clothes for your body frame, and nice, smart, clean shoes. The rest is a question of taste/style, but I know few people (especia… (View Post)