Petrol in Dubai is around 50p/litre, which is roughly what the price would be elsewhere if there was no tax on it. It’ll probably be going up a bit in the next couple of weeks though! Thankfully I’m … (View Post)

A touchscreen PC is a pain in the arse, apart from a few very specific use cases. If nothing else, the screen gets covered in fingerprints and always needs cleaning. I have an iPad if I need a touch … (View Post)

Should be second highest priority behind only defence of the nation. All governments should have plans in place for events outside their control, including where necessary keeping strategic stocks of… (View Post)

I’ve always wondered if there’s any nurses left in the Philippines? About 80% of nurses in the sandpit are from there, as well as many more in the UK and US. They must train twice as many as they act… (View Post)

Surely everyone realised four years ago, when Russia turned overnight from a tolerable but necessary bad place to a pariah state, that a national strategic supply of fuel was a good idea? (View Post)