Mark Twain on memory
“When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not; but I am getting old, and soon I shall remember only the latter”. (Mark Twain)
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Smacking children
Opponents of smacking say that children who are smacked are more likely to misbehave, and to engage in delinquent, criminal or antisocial behaviour, and even develop mental illnesses. They say that research has found that physically punishing children can have disastrous consequences in later life, that parents who smack their children are less likely to …
Who will suffer economically the worst from Brexit?
Many areas of the UK that voted for Brexit will suffer the most from the economic consequences of leaving the EU. Researchers at the University of Birmingham studied regional variations in the share of labour income and GDP reliant on the EU, and found that areas in the Midlands and north of England, many of …
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Commentary on politicians
“He is asked to stand, he wants to sit, and is expected to lie”. (Winston Churchill)
Shooting schoolkids
Another day, another massacre of schoolchildren. The usual suspects, anxious to safeguard the NRA and gun manufacturing income, are telling us that the armed guards in the latest school horror, prevented the deaths being more numerous. They can’t prove that and in any case there should be no school shooting, anytime, anywhere. Period. The fact …