Mental incapacity is not a binary state in most cases. There are gradations. So it's rather like the Yes Prime Minister argument about first use of nuclear weapons. At which point have your ment… (View Post)

Two things. First, is staff with partners working outside of the university. Second is that it's essentially a service sector import on the balance of payments. The UK sends money to Thailand fo… (View Post)

I guess that's the question. What is the point of the House of Lords? Originally the point of a two-chamber system was that different people and different interests were represented in the two h… (View Post)

That's what the Bill says now. Yes. But once the principle is established that is easier to change. And sometimes these things can be implemented in a very broad way. What if it becomes accepted… (View Post)

There have been a few times in my life when I have felt so bad that I have wanted to die. When I felt that I did not deserve to live, that the world would be improved by removing myself from it. One … (View Post)