:Fixed Point

My wife and I are extremely keen cooks and love to entertain. Presently we’ve been having numerous friends over prior to Baby Boot’s arrival and of course the challenge is to keep it interesting and varied.
So, Friday night we had halibut bourgignon. An odd dish you might think, and our french fishmonger certainly thought so, […]

The Times reported last week how the Education Select Committee criticised Gordon Brown for pledging to raise the level of spending on state school students to match that of students in private schools.
The story makes the very valid point that whimsical spending that fails to realise results will make the public unwilling to fund future […]