Edge Hill University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. I knew there would be an argument. The room had gone eerily quiet. “Isn’t it about time,” my partner began, “that we freshened ...

I knew there would be an argument. The room had gone eerily quiet. "Isn't it about time," my partner began, "that we freshened this place up a little?" There was a long pause as she glanced around the ...