The Bullseye effect. (View Post)

Another aspect of this is that you CAN tell offensive jokes, as long as they are funny (and of course this is as much in the telling as in the material). Generally the more offensive, the higher the … (View Post)

While I don't disagree with the spirit of that, the title of 'most decent stadiums per square mile' possibly, lamentably, now goes to Qatar, or else to some microstate (OTTOMH: Barbado… (View Post)

Without wanting to get into a what-was-the-worst-thing-about-Liz-Truss competition, I don't agree. I'm not convinced some variant of Liz Truss's approach couldn't have worked. Whe… (View Post)

My not-particularly-worldly-but-blessed/cursed-with-a-ferocious-sense-of-empathy 11 year old daughter was horrified that doctors are striking. "What if people get ill? I can understand why teach… (View Post)