At 72 I do notice the "deferential" thing, even from (younger) people in more senior positions, and I find it unnerving. If someone doesn't agree with something I do or say, i want the… (View Post)

I think this is wrong. Sunak's speech was effective in showing that he understood what is worrying people, and that's half the battle. The first poll after the speech will be interesting an… (View Post)

Another problem used to be that school maths (arithmetic plus equations plus geometry) used to be (perhaps still is?) a very different thing from university maths (theorems and proofs). I was good at… (View Post)

Yes - I know several people in private and public sector who say this is normal practice. Basically the employer argues that they need healthy, satisfied staff, including a reasonable holiday, and it… (View Post)

My initial reaction to today's header was that it'd be unfair to sack him as it's clearly a PM decision not to negotiate on pay. But that's a pretty shocking story. (View Post)