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New research by the UK children’s watchdog has suggested that almost every 14-year-old boy in the country has watched pornography. The Children’s Commissioner found that in one local authority in England, 100% of 14 year olds and 50% of girls – admitted to having watched porn. The study, which has not yet been published, also …
We can all agree with the gun lobby that we need to concentrate on identifying, and then treating, those with mental affliction or disease. Unfortunately, the old means of dealing with such people (in mental hospitals under the supervision of trained staff) was abolished under Reagan-Thatcher to save money. Now the Republicans have, or should …
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Epicureans thought politics was a needless cause of stress and anxiety. The masses are incurably deluded, and the powerful are incurably corrupt, so it’s best to withdraw from the state, set up your own philosophical commune, and pursue the good life privately. Some Epicureans did attempt some outreach, though. Diogenes of Oeneanda paid for a …
The island of Jersey is the biggest exporter of bananas! (Paul Collier, “In pursuit of the $21 trillion”, Prospect Magazine, April 2013). How can this be? Answer: transfer pricing by international corporations. $21 trillion is the estimated amount of money lost in taxes by the use of tax havens to hide up cross-border transactions and …
Research due to be publicized shortly shows that immigrants into the UK are less likely to take advantage of hospitals, social housing and unemplyment benefit than people born in Britain. This explodes the idea that immigrants migrate for handouts. Already, the UK’s level of spending on unemployment benefits is the third lowest out of 19 …
