I might actually update this thing properly one day :p But in the mean time, ah sweet global warming:


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When my computer decided it was going to die on me about a month ago I didn't manage to install everything back on that I wanted. I got everything that I needed, but it's nice to have some frivellous stuff. Now that my work is done (well, just dissertation) I've got a tiny bit more time on my hands. Perhaps too much, I've started doing stupid ( Read more... )

Can we trust a government that doesn't make foreign languages compulsory to at least GCSE?

What good could come of it?

Suppose that everyday 10 men go to dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If it was paid the way we pay our taxes, the first four men would pay nothing; the fifth would pay $1; the sixth would pay $3; the seventh $7; the eighth $12; the ninth $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59 ( Read more... )

( Analysis: The £35bn cuts claim )