Similarly my grandfather spent 1916 on the Somme as an infantry private, then 17-18 in Mesopotamia and died aged 86. It doesn't mean that the Somme was a safe spot for a summer holiday! (View Post)

The problem with tariffs is that others will reciprocate. Toucan play at that game, but no one wins. (View Post)

It's otherwise known as Munchenhausens syndrome. It's quite a severe psychological disorder, and sadly these people very often make themselves so ill, for example via self poisoning that th… (View Post)

Most of the work that I do is commissioned locally by the Integrated Care Board (ICB, the successors to PCT's), but some of my work is commissioned nationally by NHS England, as they deal with a… (View Post)

The USA held elections on the regular cycle in all previous wars, including 1864 in the middle of their Civil War, though not all states voted. (View Post)