Keeping the right balance between empathy and objectivity is the hardest bit to being a Doctor. Over empathise with patients and you risk losing objectivity in their treatment, don't empathise e… (View Post)

Yes, it is one of a number of reasons that I am not keen on the Euthanasia* Bill. I have seen it too many times, and sometimes in myself. It's not just being glad that someone's suffering i… (View Post)

You are the ghost of General Patton and I claim my £5. (View Post)

If land is sold to pay IHT then it will be either farmed by someone else, or used for some other sort of development. It won't simply stay fallow, though a bit of rewinding would be welcome. It … (View Post)

Yes, that seems worth exploring, or suspending IHT on farms until the land is sold, with the IHT written off after 25 years. With half of agricultural land being sold to non-farmers last year there i… (View Post)