Anecdata from a rather depressing conversation my wife had with two university friends the other day: Child a - always top of her class through school (admittedly at small town Catholic schools) with… (View Post)

That astonishes me. I would have said less than three, OTTOMH. Not the best speaker of my lifetime but better than his two predecessors by a country mile. (View Post)

Aye, though I understand it dimly, the point about Tourette's is that the brain blurts out the most shocking word*. But the children who were once thrilled by the word 'fuck' have grow… (View Post)

And you an ad-man, Rog! I believe 'Wales' is the standard measure. (View Post)

In fairness, while I don't know the Labour candidate, I know people whose views I respect who do know her, and she seems universally well-regarded among them. (View Post)