If there were no downsides, then I'd have some sympathy with her line of argument. But I think the absence of male role models is almost certainly harmful, especially to boys. (View Post)

I've just spotted the Laffer curve in the wild. Well, on my desk. Twice, in two days. 1) I've just had my business rates evaluation for 2026 through. £5k increase. If it had been £500, I wo… (View Post)

Taking this one step further - presumably the healthcare supplied to the US President is fairly "no expense spared". If you are entrusted with the healthcare of an aging bloke, and don'… (View Post)

I think because private money aligns with the parental interest factor - state money doesn't, which is why it achieves very little. I'm not sure that academies have anything to do with the … (View Post)

One of the interesting features of the looming demographic crisis is that family sizes with kids are pretty much unchanged since the advent of contraception. It's the continuing rise of childles… (View Post)