It's actually even easier. Just work longer. We should be pleased. Working to 75 with a life expectancy of 85 is better than working to 65 with a life expectancy of 75. (View Post)

Similarly: an Australian family member recently expressed horror when senior in-laws told her that the word 'knackered' specifically meant 'exhausted from sexual exertion' and tha… (View Post)

Eh? I find the idea that the BBC are backing Reform astonishing. Watching the BBC announce the results of the Brexit referendum was like watching them announce the death of the Queen. Even the covera… (View Post)

A pedant notes: that's a justification put forward for keeping the current system, rather than what it was designed to do. Inasmuch as it was designed at all, it was for something 200-odd years … (View Post)

FWIW, the commentators on the Sussex-Surrey match are talking about swinging for the fences. It wasn't a phrase I'd heard before today that I'd noticed - suddenly it's everywhere. (View Post)