The immigrants who went, especially from Pakistan, to Britain, and who have formed large communities in places like Bradford, have notoriously failed to integrate. Actually, it’s a bit more complex than that. The young women of Pakistani origin seem to have taken advantage of British freedoms to educate themselves and become medics or accountants. They …
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Bosses can not only legally monitor your company email and internet browser history, they can also log keystrokes to check your productivity and even see what you type on private services like Gmail, Facebook, and Twitter. If you have a work cellphone, your employer can pinpoint your precise location through GPS. A survey from the …
The Australian neighbours of a friend of ours went to the Dept of Motor Vehicles to get DC driving licenses. Exchange with official: “Do you have Australian licenses?” “Yes” “Well, you’ll have to get them translated into English.”
Epicurus was a very serious person and his work, now lost, may have been hard going. He was fortunate that Lucretius was later able to explain Epicureanism in an accessible way. His six volumes of poetry now rank as outstanding pieces of literature in Latin. You might have the greatest idea ever thought up, but …
In an article in the May edition of Prospect magazine, Nicholas Shaxton makes a good point. The scandal exposed in the Mossack Fonseca revelations doesn’t only allow individuals to take money elsewhere to avoid tax. More importantly these havens allow them to escape the laws and rules of society they don’t like. Most of the …
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