Not unreasonable, but I'd say the mirror image is also true - there's a certain type of British left wing brain chemistry that is triggered by Britain having overseas territories, which Rea… (View Post)

Thanks! If I've achieved nothing else in my 49 years on the planet - and it's arguable that I haven't - I can at least take comfort that I've slightly repopulated the planet (sorr… (View Post)

On schools - we are already seeing this in the UK - and the private school industry was aware that this was coming even before the VAT raid. There are far more school places than there are babies to … (View Post)

We've got a Sharan too. The number of cars with three proper seats in the back is surprisingly small. Even once they're out of car seats, having one child on the not-really-a-seat in the mi… (View Post)

That's quite startling. I set off wondering whether there is some element of self-selection here - that the sorts of people you hang out with are more likely to be childless or at least without … (View Post)