Well: 1: oldest child is pretty bright and considering medicine (specifically, child psychiatry). Medicine strikes me as a good career, and she seems to me likely to succeed, and there doesn't s… (View Post)

Just on my way back from Sheffield. I had a nice time, but I can't give one of my cheery reports of a lovely spot of the North of England. The city cenrre is on its arse. It seems dominated by v… (View Post)

Democracy's great, but there's only so much influence, realistically, an individual vote can have on who the government is. Our system is to a large extent one of viting against the party o… (View Post)

They both lack originality of thought. Their worldviews have been imprinted onto them. The difference is who and what are doing the imprinting. (View Post)

You may or not be aware, but there used to be a well known three wheeled car in the UK: the Robin Reliant. It was the subject of much derision. Its advantages were that it was very cheap and you coul… (View Post)