If this planning is refused, the same coal will be burnt - it will just be mined elsewhere, probably with worse conditions for the workers. Decent grade coking coal is essential for steel production.… (View Post)

I think that it's less inability, and more a question of time and effort. I left home with no cooking ability at-all, a combination of google and a little bit of native whit and I'm now a fairly comp… (View Post)

Is there any actual evidence that tier 3 vs tier 2 makes any difference to spread? I strongly suspect it makes almost no difference. It's tier 1 to tier 2 that may make a difference. The problem is t… (View Post)

I've no idea what the score is for the English stats, but there was a point when some days the successful uploading of the Welsh stats relied on my sister standing in just the right place in the stre… (View Post)

I'd much rather have a de facto lockdown than a government mandated one. I'm about to be prevented from doing a number of almost zero risk activities by law. I'm all in favour of sensible personal ri… (View Post)