My parents lived with me until they died (when I was 49). I doubt if one can draw any general conclusions. (View Post)

They tend (according to one of the course organisers who I saw interviewed) to be frustrated by constant reshuffling of prisoners to other prisons to cope with shortage of space, so completing any co… (View Post)

There's something in that, but just throwing money at a political problem doesn't work, as Musk himself recently discovered when he tried to swing a special (by-)election. Not convinced that Musk has… (View Post)

Yes. I'm a possible recruit for the new party (after 54 years in Labour, and still chair of my CLP), but the "launch" seems quarter-cocked. (View Post)

I'm technically Jewish (mother's line) and my mother was a passionate lifelong supporter of Israel and worked for UNRRA (which helped Jewish survivors of WW2) until it closed. I support Israel's cont… (View Post)