Off topic: I'm not averse to a good moan on here about the state of the education system, so thought I should balance that out with a bit of praise. My school had an INSET day yesterday. In times gon… (View Post)

An efficient and effective summary of the last few days, thanks Gardenwalker. With respect to your 2a, what I don't understand about ID cards: for most people it's the linked central database that ma… (View Post)

And neither would address the fundamental challenges this country faces (although I would support both). However, where I agree with you is that it might give Starmer the boost in popularity he needs… (View Post)

I once spent half an hour interviewing Tim Harford on the economics of sustainable development whilst on secondment at the FT. We had a rich and mutually respectful discussion until, as my last quest… (View Post)

I'm not sure there's anything wrong with PB. I think it's the rest of the world around PB that has gone to shit. I have found myself using the site a lot less recently; I still greatly value the qual… (View Post)