Oh, we're far from exhausting the subject. Although there has been some discussion of "highering" in this thread, it does not answer the question "Is 'highering' a respectable verb in the UK?"—which was, by the way, a sincere question. (I like to collect information of that sort.)

But the subject has exhausted me, for the time being. I hereby withdraw the question and request that the subject be dropped (at least in this thread).

What is far more frustrating to me is the fact that I wrote 200+ carefully considered (and researched) words about juvenile justice and only 20 somewhat facetious words about "highering," and what do people respond to?

C'est la vie, I guess.