Yes, and I am not keen on Mr Starmer's policy. But the difference between the claim and the actuality seems startling. I also note that a demographic fall in UK state school population is curren… (View Post)

Enrolments down by 2.7% is far less reduction than I expected. This will help Labour to firm up their view. 3 weeks ago the Telegraph were claiming that it was more like 30% of parents would withdraw… (View Post)

@jamesdoyle Thank-you for your interesting and provocative header. I do have things to say on guilt and shame (esp. around .. er cultural anthropology and punishment-restoration / banishment in legal… (View Post)

Groups have a culture and can act as one, whether football crowds or mobs, for example, or corporations. They can also have a centre which can direct and guide, a character, even some sort of vision … (View Post)

Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary is one of the things you are supposed to learn :wink: . (View Post)