The Ukranians inherited a sizable chunk of the nuclear arsenal of the Soviet Union post-fall. They probably didn’t have the knowledge or resources required to maintain it though: Getting rid in retur… (View Post)

Yes, this is culture war shit stirring by a tired government that apparently has nothing else left to offer except rousing the faithful with outraged stories about asylum seekers / economic migrants … (View Post)

The new student loan regime (which I believe has been trailed but not put into action yet) extends the payment period but reduces the interest rate to the RPI, rather than the RPI+4%. (View Post)

This is both simple & complex at the same time. For the end consumer, it’s simple. “Just build more chargers!”. The reality is that installing more chargers requires a huge amount of infrastructu… (View Post)

Jesus Christ. These pictures out of Bucha. There’s no way back from this - the Russians went straight from invading Ukraine to committing war crimes without breaking sweat. Ukrainians will never forg… (View Post)