Indeed. Especially Tory councils, in terms of being able to follow the party slogan on trimming fat etc. But Tory councils seem to be going bankrupt. So basically there we are. A meaningless slogan r… (View Post)

But one has to specify what the inflation is in, anyway. Just saying inflation is x% doesn't mean anything in itself - it could be in second-hand Scalextric sets for all one knows. Also: it'… (View Post)

Remarkable lack of faith in the efficiency of the free market right there. Have a look at what happened in Iceland wqhen the locals realised what was being proposed in the way of selling data to the … (View Post)

Not possible with mass data (and very hard with even selected databases). All data are personal identifiers nowadays. Precise location, for instance, and history of moves. Ditto family interrelations… (View Post)

It's all to do with the remarkable mating systems of pinnipeds. Even more remarkable is that there is only one Mrs Seal, though. Edit: No personal implications, I hasten to add, apologies. Just … (View Post)