I have taught at the university in the UK and while it’s true that the students are academically strong on average, they are also some of the most immature young people I have ever met.

The UK education system favours passing tests over softer life skills, such as independent thinking, democratic participation, creativity.

I have also worked in a tech company there, and it’s not my impression that the high PISA scores translate into high professional competence in the long run.

So I don’t really think these benchmarks have much practical value.

Homophobia is shitty, whether used against Putin or not.

Wow that is one extremely aggressive response to what I thought was a relatively sensible comment. I’m sorry if I upset you.

It’s not whatsboutism, it’s a question of scale. Attention is a finite resource, and I think you should place it where it matters most.

There is a post-colonial dimension to Grindadráp that is rarely mentioned by the media. And that matters more to me personally than the lives of the whales.

It’s the same story every year. And it’s a bunch of pearl clutching second grade journalism, if you ask me.

These are animals that have lived free, beautiful lives in their natural habitats. Then they are killed and eaten, with no deliberate cruelty involved. Circle of life.

If we want to reduce animal cruelty, look towards the massive scale of factory farming, not at the 700 animals that are hunted by a small indigenous community.

Thesaurus? Someone brought out the glossary for this one

Here you go:

If all goes to plan, the section of Oxford Street that spans from the western end of Selfridges to just past IKEA will be completely closed to vehicles (including cars, buses, taxis, bikes, scooters, and pedicabs).

While this is certainly interesting news, I am somewhat sceptical of the number which corresponds to about 1/5 of the country’s population. I have been looking for another source, but it’s not clear where that number comes from. Maybe the unions have reported it?