This week's occurence of a pb poster being considerably older than I had previously thought. (View Post)

Sheffield Uni. Brilliant socially, brilliant for nightlife. Wonderful city. Academically undemanding, which to my surprise turned out to be surprisingly frustating. I was encouraged to go for Oxbridg… (View Post)

It always seemed quite generous to give middle class kids a three-year party as a reward for getting good A Levels, even when they stopped paying you to have it. Bill Bryson noted this in Notes from … (View Post)

I'm mystified and irritated by the Tory opposition to the abolition of WFP. (View Post)

I would argue that they could leave home, make new friends, expand and mature a bit and generally transition into young adults by ... leaving home, making new friends, expand and mature a bit and gen… (View Post)