Well, as someone who's lived in 4 European countries and is very familiar with half a dozen more, I do think we're broadly the same culture, and distinctively different from e.g. US culture… (View Post)

I used to work for a sweet-natured Italian statistician in the days when people had personal secretaries. He did an analysis to show that his secretary was ill on Mondays only with a statistical sign… (View Post)

Generally speaking, people assume that everyone else is familiar with the language of their circle. I've certainly never heard anyone use the term and I've mainly seen it on PB, but I gathe… (View Post)

It won't. The Government has offered to consult Parliament, who will get a yes/no vote. Even that is not binding as the power to sign trade deals is reserved to the Executive. However, it would … (View Post)

A trusted friend whose daughter works in a large Brighton hospital says there are 45 Covid patients queuing in corridors there. A degree of urgency in clamping down would be very welcome to most. (View Post)