In theory, they are open to everyone. In practice, your chances of getting into a top college, if you come from the top 1% of the population, are vastly greater than your chances of getting in if you… (View Post)

A university education (at least at a top university), could be considered a luxury, but universities are still treated as charities. (View Post)

Voting intentions tend to lag leadership approval ratings. So, one should expect to see Labour fall a lot further, in the coming twelve months. (View Post)

1. Lab 32, Con 32, LD 15, Ref 30 2. Lab 18, Con 20, LD 9, Ref 18 3. MPs 8 4. Defectors 2 5. By-elections 6 6. Ministers 3 7. AfD 144 8. CPI 2.8 9. Borrowing GDP 150bn 10. UK growth 1.4% 11. US growth… (View Post)

John Le Carre went off the rails. But, his Smiley stories were incredible. Marcus Wolf, head of the Stasi loved them, and thought Le Carre must have had some high level contact, to depict his organis… (View Post)