Point 1 is well made. They're accused of not caring about the Union, of course, but I think that they must. The English Conservatives would be much more secure in power if it foundered. I would&… (View Post)

It is almost the exact reverse of the antipodean model. They won't let many of their own people back at all, for fear of the disease (unless, one seems to recall reading, you are very rich and c… (View Post)

In the long run, there are only two ways you are going to cover the spiralling cost of replacing old people's knackered joints and wiping their arses when they become demented: 1. Get the elderl… (View Post)

It would certainly be very helpful if there were more rail links that allowed one to bypass the lengthy (and ludicrously expensive) journey into and back out of London. There's meant to be one c… (View Post)

I don't think the situation is that stark, although it could yet become so if the situation with respect to antibiotic resistance continues to deteriorate. The other pressing problem in the UK i… (View Post)