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The hysterical part is due to the media posting news article after news article to make people click and make ad revenue. The Met...

No one seems able to convincingly/consistently define "socialism" as a political philosophy. AFAIK it has never worked anywhere...

You are right that the debt structures are heavily engineered and the legal basis for the outcome rather unclear. I don't know the...

Subsidies UK government operating subsidies to the rail industry in the year to April 2024 totalled £12.5bn Operating subsidies. In...

And I largely agree with you...... apart from you pessimism about rail. Other countries have made it an efficient part of their...

A 12ft+ table top will be heavy and difficult to transport. Not an issue if stored in the barn, otherwise might be a pain. Alternative...

I largely agree with the analysis of the failure of Thames Water. Exploitation of their privileged monopoly position was evident almost...

Calculating the diameter from a 900mm length gives 286mm - 900 / 3.142 (Pi) - slightly less than expectation. The inside diameter...

Read the post - I said some, most or even all. Want examples of shining government managed projects: HS2 - grossly over time and cost...

It's not a rip off. The police are putting the onus and in effect liability on the doctor to state that you are not a nutcase. The...

I generally agree with your observations - I recently changed, car and for reasons different to yours, decided to replace it with an...

What ever one you choose make sure you have a good collection so you can have them in several places otherwise you spend so much time...

Buying TVs is a little like going to a restaurant: buy cheap - it delivers basic calories, in uninspired surroundings, using cheap...

Yes its a catch 22 situation, the more is bought online the less viable stores become, I often see people posting that its such a shame...

Happy to provide answers Consider myself right of center, I’m in the higher income bracket, certainly more capitalist than socialist...