I'd consider voting Tory if Hunt was to be PM. I'm politically left of centre, but if the LDs keep being so NIMBY and Labour screw up badly or veer to the left, then I'd consider a vote for a moderat… (View Post)

It's causing major headaches here too. My other half (an NHS clinical scientist) was saying last night that all the collaborative research projects with the US are having to be urgently reviewed. I c… (View Post)

Wasn't Puntland briefly considered (and quickly rejected) as a possible homeland for the Jews after WW2? (View Post)

He is on a level with Putin and Xi. All bad men. It's hard not to despair, especially when so many appear to be taken in by him. (View Post)

I'd add that we'll also need to do more to manage demand over longer time periods (to help cover wind lulls) by incentivising flexibility on the part of heavy industrial consumers. (View Post)