Carns might actually have some ideas. (Though someone needs to explain to him the meaning of 'unbelievable'.) ‘Unbelievable’ waste and inefficiency at MoD, says ex-defence minister Al Carns… (View Post)

I am not entirely convinced by this argument in terms of mapping the performance onto the UK as a whole, but the statistics are pretty clear, and a little embarrassing for the Brexit camp. Northern I… (View Post)

Falling school rolls in the state sector make that an interesting question. (View Post)

Yes. They didn't start the war. Or at least Kissinger didn't, and Lê Đức Thọ refuse the award. (View Post)

I doubt that's true. The empire reached its zenith quite some was into the 19thC, long after Parliamentary reform had allowed in a slightly higher proportion of plebs. (View Post)