You mean not everyone in Scotland gets a first in maths? (View Post)

Thanks. There are a lot of people in science and engineering who would disagree with you. In fact in many research jobs (which are more often than not outside academia) you need more then just a firs… (View Post)

I have absolutely no desire to see Boris bouncing after his wedding. (View Post)

The idea that officials don’t want to admit to their bosses that they (or those they are responsible for) have fouled up and so delay telling them strikes me as being at least plausible. In fact I wo… (View Post)

Not sure. I was, for the sixth-form at least, but that reduced the fees rather than eliminating them. To put this in context at the time full tuition fees at the school I went to, a moderately well k… (View Post)