Anything is possible, I guess -- we could get mutations to increased lethality starting from any variant. But AIUI omicron's increased transmissibility and reduced lethality derive from the same… (View Post)

Yeah, road is dominant for freight. This govt pdf puts the share by road (both HGV and smaller) at 87-90%, with rail at ~9%. Rail freight overall has been declining because we don't shift coal a… (View Post)

On the other hand, if you're looking for clear symbolic "we are spending money to Level Up the North" projects then you should probably prefer to funnel it into one big obvious project… (View Post)

Mmm. I think if centres are fully booked they shouldn't also be trying to handle walkins -- it's always seemed odd to me that so many places do both at the same time and with the same queue… (View Post)

Even if they aren't essential, there's a certain symbolism in cancelling big headline northern projects that I (from my uninformed southern viewpoint) suspect people will have taken on boar… (View Post)