An idle thought. I often read on here that the days of 'live', collective TV watching (apart from sport and the Queen's funeral etc.) are well and truly dead, and how most people never… (View Post)

You're simply wrong. In the public sector, getting things done is not frowned upon: it is celebrated and valued, and tends to lead to rapid promotion. I speak from extensive experience. Problem-… (View Post)

I enjoyed the quote from the Turnip Taliban chap about their moniker: “It is not a label of choice. But a turnip has deeper roots than a lettuce.” (View Post)

On higher education, anybody who's worked in post-16 knows that the problem is parents more than kids. A typical conversation, repeated ad infinitum: Teacher: I think your son/daughter may be be… (View Post)

Sunak should have used him to Stop The Boats!, obviously. (View Post)