I've spent more of my career than I'd have liked in negotiations with the EU and nothing with them is low hanging fruit. They are mostly arrogant, inflexible and dogmatic (except when it suits them, … (View Post)

Much better to be a public sector worker and get huge pay rises despite declining productivity or just give up entirely and get a doctor to sign you off with anxiety, stress and back pain. (View Post)

My own betting strategy is the exact opposite. I bet on Trump so that I can at least have the consolation of winning a few dollars (and impoverishing a friend) if he gets back in. It will at least bu… (View Post)

Another problem is that the NHS hugely centralised and politicised, to an extent unimaginable in comparable countries, if not quite as much as it used to be. Its spending is controlled by the Treasur… (View Post)

It's very different for at least four reasons. Firstly, we don't pretend we elect a Prime Minister. Though PMs may try to pretend otherwise, they, as opposed to their party or manifesto, don't have a… (View Post)