. Latin absolutely is worth studying. The question is whether it commands its place on the curriculum, which excludes as well as includes. More so than, say, Sanskrit, which I'm sure is also a f… (View Post)

Ed Davey likely would make a decent PM, certainly better than two others on that list. He comes from a party that hasn't produced prime ministers for a hundred years however. (View Post)

I was researching Chinese salaries, which for skilled jobs are close to, sometimes higher, than in the UK in Sterling amounts. What struck me were the very high mandatory social charges placed on emp… (View Post)

I think also Starmer is a better politician than people give him credit for. He knows people prefer tax rises to fall on their employers rather than directly on themselves, given the tax rises are un… (View Post)

I'll post it with my allowance. There's a something degraded and sad about this photo. Liz Truss only one step away from rifling rubbish bins and people saying "You know, she used to b… (View Post)