Planning and building regs. The post Grenfell regs added billions annually to building costs - and many of them don't actually increase safety. (View Post)

I see Polanski wants to leave NATO. https://x.com/antoguerrera/status/1992386389871333779 Dies he think he's Donald Trump ? (View Post)

FWIW, RUMINT, but pretty reliable: 1. Vance key to US embrace of Russia plan on Ukraine, Rubio (and even Trump) out of the loop. 2. Vance-Rubio relations “awful.” 3. Rubio told the senators what they… (View Post)

Dr Strangelove. (View Post)

A single property fire protected staircase can be entirely adequate as far as safety is concerned. And of course that's the case for a large amount of existing building stock. (View Post)