But rather like how life expectancy at birth is heavily affected by mortality of the young, so it is with Healthy Life Expectancy. If you are healthy and aged 65-69 then you can expect another decade… (View Post)

I don't think it is either. It needs a bit more info for example on age of parents at death, blood pressure etc (View Post)

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)