Trying to imagine what this policy would have meant for my grandfather and his friends, facing the constant uncertainty of when and whether they would have been deported, after fighting to save this country from the Nazis

Possible Vagus Nerve inflammation?

Given that we’re still at the stage of discovering the astonishing variety in chronic consequences of Covid infection, it’s one area where not taking testimony seriously is pretty well straight-up incompetence.

But, much to their credit, plumbers aren’t generally victims of a self-image which rests precariously on being smarter than everyone else. (I’d also say from my experience that plumbers are often more intellectually acute than consultants.)

And he had the air of not deigning to justify his views (not about her competence but about the matter in hand)?

Some people are just too nice, I guess.

One skill training as an English philosopher should certainly confer is the ability to out-patronise even the most arrogant of hospital consultants.

For an excellent analysis of C14:

eventsinukraine.substack.com/p/the-west-g...

And since what we’ve effectively seen in London and many other areas is an experiment to see just how little people are able to live on once they’ve paid their rent, any govt serious about growth has to achieve significant reductions in rents.

A great argument for levying inheritance tax at 100%.