In the spirit of PB pedantry, alpine passes have many hairpin turns, but few u-turns. A u-turn means turning around on the road and going back the way you came. (View Post)

Certainly true. In 1997 I was doing some canvassing for New Labour in what was thought to be a marginal seat as part of support from my own seat. Some of the team were truly Sid and Doris Bonkers cro… (View Post)

To be honest, if I were a UK medical graduate now, I would be off to Australia too. I did go there myself, and NZ, but came back in 1991, but the opportunities that I had to get into Specialist Train… (View Post)

I would disagree that "so many students are literally foreigners" as virtually all UK Medical Students are British Nationals. A diminishing proportion are "White British", indeed … (View Post)

The problem is mostly that the number of Speciality Training places has not increased with the number of UK graduates, with the exception of General Practice. Meanwhile the need for doctors has incre… (View Post)