There's been an unfortunate tendency in Europe to neglect the boring bits that actually make a military work. Transport aircraft, supply ships, ammunition stockpiles and the like. The upshot is avail… (View Post)

The US *is* our enemy right now; Trump will fuck over the UK if he thinks there is a benefit in doing so, that's just how he works. Yes, there is a fine line to be walked resisting Trump without comp… (View Post)

Indeed. The UK and French nuclear deterrents are more important than ever given Trump has zero interest in using US nukes to protect Europe. Also, it can't be ignored that cancelling the Dreadnought … (View Post)

You missed my point entirely. 20mph zones exist because the authorities want them to exist, so the only metric that ever gets quoted is casualty figures. My fictitious 1mph limit would look spectacul… (View Post)

Reduce the speed limit to 1mph and make a man with a red flag walk in front of all vehicles and the casualty rate would drop 100%. All policies look good if you only talk about the positive effects, … (View Post)