I feel like i do know when, at least. 'selfie' came from nowhere to word of the year 2013. Related to marketing for high end smartphones with multiple cameras. I agree with you mostly, for the record… (View Post)

I still don't understand why Poll got so much stick for such a simple administrative oversight. Embarrassing, sure, but if he'd gone for a final warning instead of 2nd yellow (entirely within his dis… (View Post)

False +ves should have a different distribution too - scattered across the country proportional to tests not hotspots of cases. Should be pretty easy to tell the difference. (View Post)

The current tax system is a big obstacle to 'building the right homes in the right places'. Crazy stamp duty stops anyone round here moving to the right size of home. Meanwhile council tax is held do… (View Post)

A lot of that private school money is wasted on flashy new buildings (needed to wow prospective parents) and generally higher salaries for not-necessarily-better teachers. Some parents like these sch… (View Post)