I think there are two problems. One is that globalisation has led to a concentration of global supply chains, so there are lots of single points of failure. Relying on imports for certain goods can b… (View Post)

I think it would be a mistake to position it as a question of resilience vs efficiency. I think it's generally more likely to be a consequence of Britain's record of chronic underinvestment… (View Post)

Recent historical standards have been abysmal, which is why the last government received its worst general election result in its almost two hundred years long history. Labour were supposed to be a c… (View Post)

The plant in question manufactures CO2 as part of the bioethanol production process, where plant material is converted into fuel. There are other problems with biofuel, but the carbon dioxide release… (View Post)

Really? They travelled further away from Earth than anyone has ever been before, about 250,000 miles. The ISS orbits at a height of less than 300 miles. Did you not see how small the Earth looked fro… (View Post)