Congrats to Northern Al. Wisdom of crowds -> average estimate pretty reasonable. Commiserations to Bartholomew Roberts for his heroic optimism. (View Post)

Happy for whatever route makes sense to be chosen. Unclear to me why we can't replicate France's nuclear sector, presumably we just need to invest in it and make sure we get some of skills … (View Post)

Measured and balanced - your style of posting will never catch on. My anecdata would be that young people are generally supportive, but relaxed about the risk to themselves -> worried about giving… (View Post)

If £30 is the normal rate, then I can well believe a Tory MP spending taxpayer money on himself could go to £50. Where it will get dicey is if it turns out his Polish tutor is a 23 year old supermode… (View Post)

If you pay the teacher 50 quid an hour, then that's 160 hours in a year, or about 3 per week. That's just about plausible, although obviously poor value for money. (View Post)