The significance of the fusion result (achieving Q > 1 by the NIF) has been massively overstated by the press. Going from Q somewhat less that 1 to Q > 1 is a significant achievement, but it is… (View Post)

Yes, my partner is a highly-qualified NHS clinical scientist, but the amount of routine admin work she has to do is absurd. It's an obvious waste of her rather expensive time. She doesn't like doing … (View Post)

The only way I can get from (Andrew Mitchell's constituency) to Tamworth is along the side of the A453, which is verging on the suicidal. In Germany there would be a dedicated cycle path alongside th… (View Post)

I imagine that working folk would be more inclined to accepted wages rises below inflation if non-working folk like pensioners had also received income rises below inflation. (View Post)

Yes, one of the major hurdles to healthy living in the UK is the lack of cycling provision and culture. When I lived in Germany, I cycled everywhere. There was lots of properly designed cycling infra… (View Post)