Legally the US states remain sovereign, but they are constrained by the federal Constitution in ways that the EU member states aren’t, although practically things like the ECHR (which of course is no… (View Post)

A friend of mine in the UK has also recently been diagnosed with cancer and is facing COVID-related delays to commencing treatment, but she is not using the NHS but BUPA. (View Post)

My company (I’m in the US but we also have a big presence in the UK and Sweden) has allowed us to opt for WFH or office, and I’ve gone for the former. I had expected that once the office fully reopen… (View Post)

Well, health permitting, we’re hoping to get back to Blighty for a visit next April so if you all could keep the wolverines and lepers at bay until after then we’d be very grateful. (View Post)

Agreed. I am resolutely opposed to the death penalty, but I have no problem with whole-life tariffs for the very worst cases, in fact I’d say they’re not imposed often enough. (BTW here in the US the… (View Post)