It's like the star player of your local team demanding millions to stay. It's a loss to lose him, but would be an even greater loss to pay up and bankrupt the club (and set a precedent). Either way, … (View Post)

My lad's had an offer from Oxford to study Economics and Management. He is now highly incentivised to make sure he gets his A*AA and is working harder at his schoolwork than I've ever seen. He can't … (View Post)

The Western leaders are certainly making the most of it to raise their respective domestic profiles. I see the UK papers are full of Johnson and Biden, while the German news is all about Scholz and B… (View Post)

George Eustice was claiming the other day that EVs might be more polluting than people think due to, among other things, their greater weight resulting in increased brake wear and dust. He is apparen… (View Post)

True, though the main factor is the centrifugal force* due to the Earth's spin. The additional distance from the centre of the Earth reduces your weight by about 0.1%, while the centrifugal force red… (View Post)