Polls consistently put support for independence around 45-50%, which is some way from being 'settled will'. If support was over 60% for a couple of years and the SNP got a majority at the s… (View Post)

Some patches of road round my way have a yellow 'high friction surface' on them. This seems to wear far slower than bare tarmac, one patch has been in place for over 25 years and has only m… (View Post)

This is what happens when the government fails to order any new frigates for decades. Large sums have to be spent trying to keep the old hulls going, then something fundamental breaks and you end up … (View Post)

Move fast and break things doesn't work when the things you're breaking are humans. (View Post)

It's quite surreal how sanguine most of Europe is about this. We are at most a couple of months away from an energy shock that will strain the fabric of society, but politicians and the media ar… (View Post)