I've worked on trains for nearly 25 years. There are numerous Cocks, Nipples, Bogies, and Flanges. I giggle every time.
My common sense is 75%🟥🟥🟥🟨🟨🟨🟩🥸⬜⬜ Check yours: commonsense.seas.upenn.edu I consider "Common Sense" to be a subjective term, or a way of sanitising Opinion into "fact", but this was a fun and interesting questionnaire. Spoiler: The maths questions definitely have gotchas in them!
The UK and US electoral systems are both woefully unfit for purpose. In the UK you can get a massive parliamentary majority on a third of the votes, and in the US you can lose by 3 million votes and still win. Both have happened in recent years. It's insane.
I was born long after Dr Beeching closed most of Britain's minor rail lines. And I'm still furious at his short-sightedness.
"We’re taking [money] from one group of people and giving to another." Kemi Badenoch has really nailed the concept of tax. For an encore she could grasp something else fundamental like how closing magistrates courts means it takes longer to bring cases to trial... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Tory leadership candidate says the government should be reducing regulatory burdens for businesses.
I don't think people realise just how bad things are in The UK. My wife and I are 40. No kids. Both started with nothing but now in the top 5% of earners. We can just afford the a small 2 bedroom house, but would be homeless in a few months if we both lost our jobs.
