When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the People's Stick. Mikhail Bakunin (View Post)

I didn't say that. We have excellent training in de-escalation of situations in my Trust, from a former Squaddie turned Copper, and it has worked for me in a number of situations. Threatened and… (View Post)

I am off to a US research conference in a couple of months. They have discounted the conference fees because numbers are way down. The US delegates have all had their NIH funding cut, and the oversea… (View Post)

Who knew Penelope Keith was such a cracking shot. Makes you proud to be British! I wonder what her 00 number was. (View Post)

Yes, good to see Marf back. Let's hope for more. She has no shortage of material in the modern world! (View Post)