Well, the average member of the public would say, “one death is too many.” The average minister or senior civil servant would say “that’s tough”, when they decide that some NHS treatments are too exp… (View Post)

“Toy soldiers” are those posters who think that the West should provide military aid to Ukraine, rather than piously quoting Gandhi, and wringing their hands about how awful it all is. (View Post)

I think that, in general, politicians do develop such indifference, and I think it's a part of the territory. People die, directly or indirectly, due to all manner of policy changes. (View Post)

Raz Segal is a good example of the academic fool. (View Post)

A business that can’t afford the minimum wage ought not to be in business. Like IHT this is something on which my views have changed 180 degrees. (View Post)