While I generally like Cyxlefree's comments, this one seems off-target. The Adolescence mini-series focused overwhelmingly on the boy, with the moderately rude rejection by the girl mentioned only br… (View Post)
I certainly didn't do it for the money (when I put my name forward the salary IIRC was £37,000), but I did feel relieved to get full-time work again when I lost in 2010 at age 60. If I'd hung on, as … (View Post)
The island status does mae a difference, I think, illustrated by the fact that (I think) most people feel pretty indifferent about Northern Ireland but would be alienated by a proposal to merge Wales… (View Post)
Sympathies! It's very individual, as you say. I never experienced bullying against myself, and intervened on the one occasion I saw it in school (I was tall and strong so the bully was easily deterre… (View Post)