@rtsrichard@timothy_stanley A few years ago one of the Nordics (Sweden?) gave all school starters a tablet. It is now backtracking on that it seems as reading standards have fallen since that policy was implemented.
@timothy_stanley Bicycles can be dangerous - we didn’t ban them
but taught children cycling proficiency. Likewise perhaps children should be taught the skills of how to safely use the internet- not ban it.
@Marek_2011@zatzi Welfare, net zero, foreign aid (the latter I wouldn’t have too much of a problem with if it was well spent and affordable). Money going to Ukraine should really be a loan methinks.
@Marek_2011@zatzi Well we’ve spent too much and borrowed. We now pay £100billion a year in interest. That’s a £100billion a year down the Swanee. And we just keep borrowing.
@toadmeister It will be interesting to see the impact on visitor numbers. I might just be tempted to visit the SS Great Britain but what on earth would draw me to an attraction called “Bristol Dockyards”? Next they’ll be opening the Castleton Cowsheds.
@ExecSuperHead@TonyByr33080250@timfarron So it’s all about you. No matter who else may suffer. It’s not a problem because you can go to Switzerland. And I’m not convinced that all those concerned about coercion are driven by religious beliefs - if so the country must be an awful lot more religious than it appears.
@ExecSuperHead@TonyByr33080250@timfarron So you prefer the vulnerable to be pressured into early, involuntary deaths? As I understand it all the leading medical associations and disabled charities rejected the Bill - but you are happy to go ahead?
@ExecSuperHead@ShaliniVar@timfarron As I recall it passed the Commons with just a 26 majority (and that’s with the Lib Dems giving it near 100% support) - surprising really given the huge Labour majority.
@CJohnCC@solodoc A “good” Bill is only likely to come about if the groundwork is done properly (eg a Royal Commission) and it is a Govt Bill. Using PMBs is typical of Starmer - trying to address a major moral question in an underhand way and not putting his name to it.