FPT: As did the Mayor of Charlotte. It’s also the entire US “mainstream” media. The NY Times ran this headline yesterday, their first mention of the case. It’s almost as if they prefer to be on the s… (View Post)

I was in Inverness the other week, lovely place. I tried to book the Caledonian Sleeper but it appears that the rare double cabins are already sold out until about November. If you do get there, take… (View Post)

Wartime procurement looks very different from peacetime procurement. In peacetime it’s all about maintaining the capabilities, which is why we have things such as steelworks and chemicals factories e… (View Post)

Ah, so a whole new office full of six-figure salaries, passing instructions down to the existing of six-figure salaries that remain at each university? (View Post)

Dare I suggest that what the public want to see isn’t a reduction in the rate of increase in the population, it’s actually a decrease in the population such that the pressure on housing is eased. The… (View Post)