The reason for no A/C is regulations stating that passive cooling must be used (unless absolutely impossible) These came from the time that energy efficiency was being pushed, without considering the… (View Post)

The other argument for FPTP is that by making coalitions within parties, it discouraged the kind of populism we are seeing now. This has broken down with the collapse of the party coalitions. (View Post)

This is down to the age old problem that spending on increased, long term capabilities in the NHS always takes second fiddle to spending on “the front line” Which is why we spend a zillion on “agency… (View Post)

The fun bit is that for £100 million you could have funded just about every bat conservation project in the UK. For years. The Bat Conservation Trust has a budget of a couple of million a year. We co… (View Post)

In Russia, you don't fall out of window. Window falls around you. (View Post)