I don't think NEETs get welfare. When we look at the employment rate by country Singapore is only slightly ahead of the UK at 75.5% vs us on 74.5%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countrie… (View Post)

True enough. Decades ago when I played golf occasionally I was with a couple of friends and while waiting for the last arrival we had a swift pint. While we hardly felt inebriated at all, our shots w… (View Post)

Just remember Badenoch is the Radiohead of politicians, so is beyond criticism. (View Post)

I visited the hospital in Banjul in The Gambia some years ago. It was in two parts, a modern bit built by the Italians that could have been in any Italian town and air-conditioned, and an old Colonia… (View Post)

And to be a bit socially conservative, one of the major factors in poor school performance is absent fathers, both because of the resulting poverty, but also the lack of positive role models. (View Post)