Yes, you look at a country that’s as wealthy as the US & their life expectancy & wonder what on earth is going on. Last time I looked, IIRC a good chunk of it is people killing themselves wit… (View Post)

Personally, I think the real questions people should be asking is why both the UK & European growth rates have been so terrible since 2008, whilst the US has gone from strength to strength. Lack … (View Post)

He’s been quite comprehensively misquoted hasn’t he? The whole episode seems like a good reminder that politicians are best advised not to engage in hypothetical arguments in public, since online idi… (View Post)

There was an article published recently pointing out that, when compared to peer health services in Europe & the US, the NHS was extremely under managed. Those missing managers are the ones that … (View Post)

9% of teachers quit in the last year & vacancies have doubled to > 2k posts: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jul/13/how-teacher-shortages-in-england-are-affecting-pupils. Teaching h… (View Post)