Even the Lib Dems wanted the Online Safety Bill to go even further. It's pretty much a consensus across all major parties. Not good. I think it reflects the level of online abuse that politician… (View Post)

The eventual result is that the play park gets removed by a nervous council, worried about poisonings and attacks. One councillor I spoke with pointed out that the new 5ft fences around them are for … (View Post)

Yet they carry more political weight than children, I reckon. For example, there might be a permanent end to Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh because of the impact of fireworks on canine mental hea… (View Post)

Dunno. I think you'd just end up in the same situation as we're in now, with private fees at a higher market rate with the state effectively subsiding the first £6,200. A lot of these debat… (View Post)

I saw Malcolm's post about "toff's children" on the prior thread. From my friends' experience, privately educated children can have an awful time at school and there are plen… (View Post)