I'm not actually in favour of the death penalty, but I would make suicide an option for prisoners. I don't see why we should feed, clothe, keep them warm etc for the next 30-40 years. (View Post)

I did a year as a Royal Society Fellow in NZ in 1998. Paid in the UK (what a UK fellowship would receive after tax), at a time when NZ was really cheap. I lived well and saved about 5 grand in one ye… (View Post)

That very piece shows clear differences in the countries you cite. I am not suggesting that the NHS is a model radically different from everywhere else, far from it. But when people propose changes t… (View Post)

One of the UK's greatest problems is the sanctity of the NHS. No-one around the world has the same health system as the UK yet many other countries have better health outcomes. We are profoundly… (View Post)

In theory loans/fees etc was meant to be fairer than a graduate tax as you could eventually clear what had been borrowed, whereas with a graduate tax you’d just keep paying. The practice isn’t workin… (View Post)