I have done somewhere north of 700 chopper flights in my time. I don't like them very much as they are noisy and uncomfortable but we were always told that, statistically, the most dangerous par… (View Post)

The key issue with a chopper is the gear box rather than the engine. If there is an engine failure helicopters have the ability to autorotate - disconnecting the engine using the air flow through the… (View Post)

For all that I am a tax cutting advocate, this seems entirely sensible to me. A period of stability with no changes except those which are absolutely necessary. One of the curses of the UK system is … (View Post)

I think it is too easy to make such sweeping statements and I also think that inevitably they are false. The reasons people are fat or thin are many and varied. For some - perhaps a significant numbe… (View Post)

How can I put this politely... oh I can't. She can fuck right off. Passive smoking is a health issue because people can't choose not to inhale (even Bill Clinton). People can choose not to … (View Post)