Not an expert, but I believe many parents are highly protective of their children and will do an awful lot to keep them safe. Keeping them away from kids spreading mumps, measles rubella isn't s… (View Post)

I don't think anyone wants a war with Russia on here. It's just difficult to avoid the conclusion that Putin will take whatever he wants unless met by force, as we found with Turkey's … (View Post)

Fife is my weak spot. Navigating the coastal path was a series of embarrassments, the worst of which was "Burnt-is-land", for which I have no explanation or excuse. (View Post)

Not true - there is a soft G in there. You get some English people calling it King-Uhssie, but it's more like King-oohsie. It follows the pronunciation of the original Gaelic. (View Post)

I'm just using it as an example of how the link between defence and welfare spending is a bit contrived. But it's weird how fuel duty is always described as inflationary, but other taxes, b… (View Post)