On the positive side: the cost of solar power continues to drop like a rock - it’s following a silicon chip-like technology curve. There’s going to be some thrashing about over the next decade, but t… (View Post)

Labour has the voting constituency to keep power, but only if they can deliver at least some positive results. Without something to point to, a significant chunk of their vote will throw up their han… (View Post)

Some of this just sounds like conspiracist thought processes running wild - similar to the idea that “15 minute cities” meant we were all going to be forcibly imprisoned in 15-minute walkable areas. (View Post)

Nah. IIRC there’s footage of Russian soldiers taking /toilets/ from the early days of the attack on Ukraine. They were grabbing white goods to ship back to their families, not for the Russian war eff… (View Post)

In particular (IIRC) the retired, with their secure pensions were far more likely to vote Leave than the working population. Brexit wasn’t driven by the precariat making a last throw of the dice: It … (View Post)