Actually you can send unaccompanied lorries - or more commonly just the trailers - a French based unit drops them on the ferry in Calais, and an English based unit collects then in Dover. In theory, … (View Post)

In a normal year, I use about half my holidays doing youth camps for teenagers, and the other half as footplate crew at a steam railway. I would recommend both as much more fun and rewarding than any… (View Post)

No. I live somewhere which is currently stuck in tier 3 with barely a handful of cases, and a steady downward trajectory since it was shoved into tier 2 before the November lockdown. Why should we su… (View Post)

About 0.8% if the 0.5 million number claimed is anywhere near accurate. The slightly concerning thing is that the effective rates of vaccination will presumably approximately halve in about a week's … (View Post)

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)