The number of births to women aged between 40 and 49 has risen by 16%, from 22,200 to 25,600, in the past five years. In London, women over 40 are giving birth at twice the rate of teenagers.(telegraph/HSCIC). Do these women know what they are doing? Towards the end of their fifties their children will …
Prepare for the Mayan apocalypse. That’s what untold thousands of ignorant Russians are doing. They really believe civilisation will collapse on 21 December, when the ancient Mayan calendar comes to an end. Purveyors of “doomsday kits” are doing a brisk business selling packs containing everything you need to survive the meltdown: matches, bandages and, “this …
The justification used by gun advocates for everyone everywhere having a gun (including kindergarten teachers in the classroom), is that it is a deterrent and allows people to defend themselves. Defend themselves? I was on active military service in Cyprus many years ago. My men were cleaning their rifles. I stood in the doorway of …
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“It is impossible to live pleasurably without living prudently, honorably and justly. Nor can you live pleasurably without living courageously, temperately, magnanimously and philanthropically, and without making friends. (Philodemus, a follower of Epicurus)”. In other words, among other things, you should keep your word, avoid extremes, see that credit is given where it is due, …
Anyone who works in a publicly-funded role and interacts with the public will have to speak reasonable English if Labour return to power, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader , has stated. Ideally, all Britons should speak the language if Britain is to be a “connected nation” rather than a “segregated one”, the Labour leader will …
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