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Children under 16 already get free travel on buses and trams in London, though they have to pay discounted fares on the tube and they'll need a photocard if they are 11 or over.

Ironically, it was ignored by the authors in much of their writing, both in "Elements" and other works.

"28 times smaller than" (and the like) is one of my bugbears. I think it means "1/28th of the size", but then you get constructions like "three times smaller than" instead of the clearer and more obvious "one third the size of". Trying to think too hard about what it means to be "N times smaller than" becomes pretty confusing, I think.

In a newspaper, I'd rather see something like "4% of the width of a human hair", which is surely accurate enough given the variability of hair widths and clearer too.

Tomatoes are vegetables and fruit. "Fruit" is a botanical category, including plenty of things that are inedible for various reasons. "Vegetable" is a culinary category, including many things that are fruit (aubergine/eggplant, cucumber, and many more).

Only if the child in question is male.

Calling an election is now back in the hands of the government (not parliament) since the repeal of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act; a PM can ask the monarch to call an election without having to get the agreement of parliament. Neither the current nor next PM (whoever they end up being) is likely to do this if the polling numbers are anything to go by, of course. I think the only other way an election can be called is if the government loses a vote of no confidence.

> a party that wins 35% of the vote gets 35% of the seats

At the last general election to the UK parliament (2019), the Tories won 44% of the votes, and ended up with 56% of the seats - first past the post strikes again!

> It keeps happening because there are no consequences for it happening

Worse than that - the consequences are positive for Experian: "For now, Rishi has decided to pay Experian $25.99 a month to more closely monitor his account for suspicious activity".

I'm struggling to believe this - without informed consent this has to be medical malpractice (enough to end someone's career) and/or a crime.

I think OP was suggesting that if you hint (or state explicitly) that men's restrooms are unsuitable for nappy changing, you'll be able to avoid an unpleasant chore (by pushing it onto your partner).

Honestly, changing nappies isn't that bad, particularly for your own child, and even if it was, this is a pretty selfish attitude to take.

Take your paternity leave (as much as you can). Drop down to a four day work week, even if you feel like it's a risky question to ask, as soon as you can.

Everyone will tell you that you can't get the time with your kids back - and they're right, so spend the time with them now.