If it makes you feel any better, the Australians made a similar mistake with the new Tasmania ferries. Their example is much, much worse (and funnier). (View Post)

You latter point is part of the reason why you don't see them very often. I cycle through the rough parts of Edinburgh (Pilton, Muirhouse, Niddrie etc) and there are loads of cops. Policing is m… (View Post)

Gaming is one of the most sociable things I do. I'm currently battling one of my friends in strategy games even as I help him through a devastating break-up with his long term partner. (View Post)

I think it's time to remove our taxes on industrial electricity. Our generation is increasingly green and it's obviously holding our economy back, particularly compared with other European … (View Post)

That was the plan at Teesside and Scunthorpe too. There is an ongoing review into whether we need virgin steel production in the UK, so I guess they've been pushed to early decision. (View Post)