I would be a bit sceptical about the whole study. According to a more informative report in the Guardian, they found 9/49 plague victims with apparently African heritage, compared with 8/96 non-plagu… (View Post)

Odd to try to justify a scheme to force people to work from home by talking about their duty "if they are able to go out to work". (?) (View Post)

I see from the chart that Sunak is actually in third place, behind "Don't Know". Quite an achievement for a sitting prime minister. (Rishi: "I am standing up, actually!") (View Post)

Thank heaven someone here understands the difference between a noun and an adjective. Perhaps not all is lost. Obviously the word "Jew" is properly a noun. And yes, I'd agree its use as an … (View Post)

I'm not sure quite what you are having trouble understanding in the comment "Of course it can be used pejoratively. ... But if you are saying it is pejorative in itself, for heaven's sake think … (View Post)