IIRC Sri Lanka didn’t run out of currency first - they chose to ban fertiliser for their own reasons (albeit mad ones) failing to realise that the existing cash export crops were dependent on fertili… (View Post)

The mileage driven is remarkably price insensitive (although I’m sure there’s a price where that really starts to kick in!) but cutting your speed on the motorway makes a big difference to the amount… (View Post)

Not often you see a 4°C difference between MetOffice & BBC (actually Meteogroup) forecasts. Currently predicting either very hot or stupidly hot for us on Monday. I’ll be hoping for the former! (View Post)

Bluntly, the child trafficing / rape in the UK is an awful, horrible thing & the fact that it happened (& is presumably still happening, somewhere right now) is a moral stain on this country.… (View Post)

2-3 days off work, for every worker in the country costs approx 1% of our GDP (assuming GDP is directly proportional to days worked). UK GDP is £2trillion or so, so 1% is ~ £10billion. Sounds like £1… (View Post)