Illness can be difficult, as pain can come and go. When I was younger, I spent well over ten years in periodic pain. There were periods when I would have no pain; at others pain so intense I could no… (View Post)

It's a simple formula: plan for the medium- and long-term, not just the next political cycle. Sadly, that's also difficult in a true democracy. (View Post)

We are already at war IMO. It's just another Cold War, for the moment... (View Post)

That may make it impossible to transition. Transitioning is a process, and AIUI, you have to 'live' as a woman for a period - I believe two years in England, less in Scotland - before you c… (View Post)

On sexual abuse: You almost certainly know someone who has suffered abuse, and quite possibly within the last year. Here are the stats: "The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) provides th… (View Post)