Though I'm pretty sure that there have always been powerful people (nearly always men, let's face it) using their power for selfish, cruel gratification and to cover it up afterwards. And i… (View Post)

The original plan was that quite a lot of graduates wouldn't ever pay off the loan before writeoff, the key word being "plan". If a graduate went into a well-paid career, they would pa… (View Post)

Until pretty recently, it was possible (and pretty good realpolitik) to say "Mandelson is a bit of a wrong'un, but talented and therefore useful. In fact, his willingness to flirt with the … (View Post)

Narrator's voice: The reason that the other half of the documents wasn't released was not to protect the survivors. (View Post)

Meanwhile, today is Groundhog Day in the United States, as made into a film starring Bill Murray. The tale of an ambitous cynic who gets stuck in a time loop which causes him to believe that his acti… (View Post)