Normally a government with a landslide majority would hold an election after four years, rather than five. The repeated mantra about the election being five years away (though May 2029 is now four ye… (View Post)

There's nothing ideological about the decision. It's only support comes from special interests. The most charitable interpretation is that Miliband hasn't kept up with the collapse in … (View Post)

Carbon capture and storage is such a dead-end technology. It's always going to be more expensive than simply burning the fossil fuels and not capturing the carbon dioxide. At least with renewabl… (View Post)

Do you think the story about the Americans privately opposing the deal is cobblers then? (View Post)

That would also explain the news that the Saudis intend to increase oil production to get a larger market share at lower prices. Better to get what money they can now. (View Post)