That will be a gradual increase I think - perhaps a real 0.5% by 2030 as opposed to "0.5% minus bits plundered for other things"? I do not see a step change when defence is scrabbling aroun… (View Post)

Have we mentioned the "Ich bin ein Binliner" meme? (Which TBF has been used before on actual binliners.) *** Innocently notes in passing that Ben Pointer is an anagram of One Pert Bin, so t… (View Post)

Indeed. A great. But Ilkeston as a place for famous historic cricket encounters? Who knew? Here's mine from within a couple of miles of where the parents lived. During Derbyshire’s match against… (View Post)

We can see the attack line Right press will be taking (per the Telegraph): "Burnham will take us back to the 1970s." (Side note: ~40% of UK population were born before 1980. Yes, PB - you A… (View Post)

Angry Astronaut is fun as a name. It reminds me of some of the imaginary sci-fi titles mentioned in scif0 titles. For example, the Haunted Asteriod. For Musk himself, I'm coming to appreciate &q… (View Post)