That's probably because ethnic minority groups are more likely to be migrants, and migrants are more likely to be healthier and more ambitious than stay-at-homes. Edit: This is accentuated by our imm… (View Post)

Ironically, the greatest danger to children by far is that posed by people driving cars. (View Post)

There was some chap on the radio the other day who'd investigated large infrastructure projects all over the world. He reckoned that the UK is generally no worse than other countries when it comes to… (View Post)

Yes, it's a similar story at my missus's workplace. She's a clinical scientist - a well-paid job - and most of her colleagues are female. Yet whenever a child is sick or some other family emergency o… (View Post)

There's an argument for making it mandatory for both parents to take time off work when they have a baby. A rather tricky argument, admittedly, but something along those lines. (View Post)