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What Next?
I want your predictions for where we'll be in ten years' time, June 2026, by which time there should have been at least two general elections (unless things have gone really badly wrong). If you think the UK will have split up, then references to the UK should be taken to mean the successor state with the highest population.
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Game of Thrones Meets Monty Python
It now seems clear that the governance of the Iron Islands derives from a mis-reading of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. ( Mild spoiler for episode 5 of season 6, but probably not a spoiler if you've read all the books. ) -
Giveaway
Does anyone want a Kindle Keyboard (aka Kindle 3)? I have a Kindle Voyage now, and the old one doesn't seem to be worth enough to justify the bother of listing it on eBay. It's the wifi only model, dark grey, and in perfect condition as far as I know. Cover included if I can find it. You'll need to supply your own charging cable -- I forget if it's ( Read more... ) -
Offline
Our home phone line is currently down, so no Internet, and the mobile data coverage at home is not up to doing more than Twitter. So don't expect to see us online much for a couple of days. -
Taxi!
This is really quite amusing. A tech website held a race between two London taxi apps - the (in)famous Uber and my former employer Hailo. The race was from Kings Cross to Covent Garden, which is only about a mile and a half, and Hailo beat Uber by 45 minutes. The Uber passenger could almost have walked to Covent Garden and back in the extra time ( Read more... ) -
A political question
By convention, the Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons (assuming there is one). But the Prime Minister is really whoever can command the confidence of the House, and the convention only exists because that's probably going to be the leader of the majority party. If there were a situation where the leader of ( Read more... ) -
British Meme
That British Memeplex
1. Marmite-love or hate?
Only on Twiglets
2. Marmalade-thick cut or thin cut?
Thick.
3. Porridge-made with milk or water?
Milk.
4. Do you like salt, sugar or honey on your porridge?
Golden syrup.
5. Loose tea or teabags?
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Building
So, England has 35,000 square miles of countryside. How much would you say that it needs for farming, wildlife habitats, recreation, scenery, and all the other things for which we need open space? That's a fairly fundamental question while we're deciding how much of it we can afford to build things like houses on. Do we need 35,000 square miles? ( Read more... ) -
And Then There Were Two
Jonny went off to his new home yesterday morning, very smoothly. They've sent us a few photos, and here he is making a new friend.
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