And apparently we are deranged if we mention how outrageous Trump's behaviour and actions are. (View Post)

"Overall, 582,477 pupils in England attended private schools when the census data was collected in January this year [2025], down from 593,486 the year before - a drop of 1.9% (or 11,009 pupils)… (View Post)

Interesting article. I'm unconvinced by an early election. The downside risks are huge. The one example we have where it worked (2019) was where an election was presented as necessary to break a… (View Post)

It was going wrong long before Covid. Witness the omnishambles response to budget measures proposing minor changes to what food stuffs would have VAT levied on them. Or you can go further back to the… (View Post)

I think it's simply that a successful programme, that brings in lots of viewers and income, will have its budget needlessly increased, based on some wrong-headed notion that a bigger budget will… (View Post)