Yes, obviously the declining birth rate is the fault of "bitter academics". It's clear now you point it out. It's not that people are looking at their own economic prospects and t… (View Post)

May’s red lines clearly ruled out a Norway model. It’s May’s and Cameron’s decisions that killed that option. (View Post)

Not a bonkers theory: it's well-known that, e.g., age of first child is influenced by peer behaviour. Academics (possibly bitter ones) have studied this. Other examples include https://royalsoci… (View Post)

There you go! France is well known for being a very down to Earth culture, with no academics spouting abstruse philosophical nonsense. You wouldn't get a Frenchman writing something like Nous so… (View Post)

Allow tax to be paid in furniture, and then HMRC employees will be incentivised to go after the companies with nice chairs and desks, and make sure they pay up. (View Post)