That makes sense - even in London, only 40% of households live in flats*. The difficulty in London is so much of the housing stock in terraces, which I guess means the number of households who have c… (View Post)

No, even poorer. The buses that trundle around Muirhouse, Pilton, Niddrie are electric. You've also got the tram, and I got rescued at 1am by an electric taxi too. The fact is we have spent very publ… (View Post)

Been for a swim, too hot for gardening, even too hot for alcohol. I'm going to sit under a tree and read with a big jug of icy water. I've some friends going for 5 Munros today, each carrying 4 litre… (View Post)

I have a vague recollection that more older people die due to overheating now - or maybe that's a climate change projection for the next decade? Hence the pensioner "Summer Aircon Payment".… (View Post)

In geometry a curve can be straight. It just doesn't have to be. Perhaps economics has a different definition, but I can't find it anywhere. (View Post)