The reason that they have banned e-bike batteries and not laptops, is volume of material. Same on airlines. A laptop battery letting go* is a small danger. An e-bike battery can threaten a whole buil… (View Post)

It's both affordability *and* availability. Same population as France and 8 million fewer properties. A big problem in construction is the cost of labour - which is largely a function of the... … (View Post)

Draper & McBride nearly broke the Labour Party - that's how crazy toxic they were. (View Post)

What will be the "Realist Regiment" group think on this? "Protect the EU at all costs"? Or "The Baltics aren't proper countries and they are in the traditional sphere of… (View Post)

The problem with "Special Case", from the EU point of view, is that it opens the door for every politician in Europe with a bone to pick and a special interest to appease. Spending 20 years… (View Post)