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

Idea For the next infrastructure project, Parliament declares that the route/site is French territory for x years. Then we try other legal jurisdictions in rotation (View Post)

In the case of the Bat Tunnel, the bit that nearly everyone missed is… The chap in charge of it said that the spec was that not a single bat could be harmed. This is evidence of ignorance and stupidi… (View Post)

The above is why I’ve previously suggested PB as a policy stress testing think tank for hire. Give us a policy and we’ll tell the second, third and fourth order effects in minutes. Would make OGH ric… (View Post)

It also gives you a considerable edge when supervising work that is beyond your basic abilities. I can change taps and solder pipe - I wouldn’t fit a boiler (not gas trained for a start). But I know … (View Post)