Thanks to Pulpstar for the balanced and persuasive header. (View Post)

Interesting discussion. As a student at uni I was annoyed by the emphasis on lecturers doing research (most of which was ending up in a publication in some journal or other with no follow-up), with t… (View Post)

We've been here before. When the Soviets pulled out, people thought the Afghan regime would collapse, but they held out for over a year despite the US pouring money into the insurgency. Essentia… (View Post)

I'm familiar with the temptations here. When I was first recruiting staff to work for me in 1997 I knew a number of people who I thought were highly competent and (consequently) had helped me ge… (View Post)

Waverley councillors have been having a course on equalities and discrimination, about which I'm sure there is the usual difference of opinion here. However, I think nearly everyone here might e… (View Post)