The current production rate is quite low - something like 50-90 per year. So giving a significant number to Ukraine would mean either running down the stockpile or spending money on increasing produc… (View Post)

In all police states, the police is tiny relative to the population. Fear does most of the work. The KGB* peaked at about 200k actual spies (bigger numbers include border guards and volunteer spies) … (View Post)

KGB dog units consist of two officers and a dog. The two officers are required to keep an eye on the dangerous intellectual. (View Post)

Wigan Pier has been gentrified - mix of uses such as cultural events, commercial spaces, as well as leisure, retail, and community facilities. https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Council/Our-Future-Borough/Wiga… (View Post)

Back in the late 1980s, Jonathon Porrit of the Greens came on Radio 4 to tell us of the dangers of Global Warming. He finished by saying that if nothing was done, “they will be growing palm trees on … (View Post)