Africa may have a big population, but it is also quite a big place. I know this because the point about Mercator projection gets made quite a lot. (View Post)

One of the most ridiculous railway decisions of recent times was the decision to lengthen only some of the Pendolinos. In times of disruption, it's common for nine-car units on services schedule… (View Post)

The car companies will end production of ICE-only vehicles well before 2030, right? So what's the problem? (View Post)

I thought one of the arguments in favour of condemning Brand is that it was an open secret to anyone in the know what he was like. In which case, it’s a question of who knew what and when. A lot of p… (View Post)

As I said earlier, Benjamin Mendy and Alex Salmond say hello. I was fairly sure both would be convicted (though, I wasn't aware of Scottish law on this subject), but once I'd heard evidence… (View Post)