Yes they’ve been a Home Office hobby horse since Thatcher’s day. Every new Home Secretary gets the briefing. Obligatory “Yes, Minister” sketch from the early Thatcher days: https://m.youtube.com/shor… (View Post)

ID cards! (View Post)

Yep, the naval dockyards, defence industry suppliers, and nuclear power stations, all need the virgin steel, and the government running it probably the least worst option at this point. It’ll cost a … (View Post)

One left capable of producing virgin steel. I’m not a fan of government owning the means of production, but there’s significant national security reasons for not letting it shut after several failed … (View Post)

Same with all the PFI contracts over the past three decades, and the silly CS adverts for senior IT professionals on starting graduate salaries in the private sector. But somehow there’s always enoug… (View Post)