The invisible hand has largely determined that people select suppliers for that sort of thing on headline price, not on what kind of reputation they have for customer service: so the businesses adapt… (View Post)

If we care about treating the people who care for our elderly parents properly, perhaps we should be paying them enough that they can support a family and still be a net contributor to the treasury. … (View Post)

Looks like they have closed that off for new applications for care workers specifically. https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children says: "If you’re a care worker or se… (View Post)

We passed the Automated Vehicles Act last year; oddly enough it wasn't a blanket ban... It does include various provisions relating to liability for accidents (which I have not attempted to read) and… (View Post)

Well, that's why I dislike PFI: not because it was bad in itself or the worst option the government could have chosen, but because it is a symptom of a failure. If you find yourself doing something t… (View Post)