Privatisation would achieve the exact opposite, just like in the US, where twice as much is spent per capita, with significantly worse outcomes (and a lot of money creamed off in profit).

In the UK we have a group who I think call themselves Patriotic Millionaires, who have been calling on our government to increase the tax on people who can most afford it, like themselves.

You mean kidnap

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I’ll take the word of all my English teachers

When the pair of words becomes a single word then it’s a word. Until then it’s not.

Another which isn’t ‘a’ word

It’s not ‘a’ word

A class player loved by her country

I bought a Dyson v6 with a large discount. Later I bought a John Lewis full price. The John Lewis was half the price of the Dyson, and far superior in every respect. I’d never buy another Dyson. The claim about loss of suction is nonsense, as there’s a filter that blocks easily.

Decimate means reduce by 10%. After losing a battle the romans would decimate the remaining soldiers as an incentive not to lose next time.

Is that due to weather? In the UK we fly all year round, although grass strips can sometimes be unusable for a while

I visited the CAA in London (in 1984) with all my paperwork (in a sealed envelope) and 3 hours later walked away from the CAA building with my new licence. I grinned all the way home.

I’ve seen it and wish I hadn’t

Vaccination causes old age 👍

There were people on Twitter claiming that anyone who had been vaccinated would be dead within 3 years. I’m still alive (though I do sometimes see 5G on my phone)

Labour may have carried on with the (very bad) idea, but PFI was introduced by the previous Tory government, & in some cases the incoming government was unable to get out of PFI plans already in place.