Many people were deceived or allowed themselves to be deceived by the USSR in the 1930's. And yes being our Allies, and all the Uncle Joe stuff had an effect. But the willful blindspot so many have a… (View Post)

I used to go to Ilfracombe in North Devon as a young teenager and there used to be a wind turbine between Lee and Ilfracombe - would have been the mid eighties. (View Post)

I disagree with this. For the most part they did make those sacrifices but, as for most people, they bent the rules on occasion. Most people did. Some did not. The bigger issue was the rules themselv… (View Post)

I think its about knowing your brief. I speak about my research and the science of chillies at festivals and I don't need notes to speak for 30-45 minutes. I can see that if you are giving a keynote … (View Post)

Of course one of the silliest things was that you could work in the office all day but as soon as work stopped you could no longer mix. Which was mad. If you weren't infected between 9 and 5, 5-6 pro… (View Post)