Yes. People will comply with rules they don't like if a) there are stiff punishments AND b) they think they're likely to be caught. Our government has been excellent at announcing stiff pun… (View Post)

More generally with a majority taking out of the system and not putting in. Raising the threshold at which people pay income tax has hugely contributed to that. I think there's a case for increa… (View Post)

Yes, one of my best friends at school was like that. And still is. Except he doesn't live in a village. In many years of knowing him, he has never had a moderate opinion on anything. Everything … (View Post)

He's certainly not brave. Or, to put it more politely, he's very risk averse. A common trait amongst lawyers. (View Post)

The people I most worry about, and you rarely hear any mention of them, are abused children, especially when schools were closed. During a full lockdown they've got no escape from often horrific… (View Post)