It’s looking like Covid will be with us for a long time. As the virus mutates faster than we can ever conceivably vaccinate the planet the likelihood increases that we’ll be living with some form of restrictions for a while. How should we deal with it? I won’t answer that more specifically than “test lots …
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Insulation (2) – Grenfell and aftermath
There’s a load of media noise about all the buildings covered in Grenfellesque flammable insulation. Who should pay to remove it? The owners? They can’t afford it. And it’s not fair to punish them for what the surveyors’ said was OK when they bought. Owning a building brings lots of unforseen expenses though, it’s a …
Shops, cities and insulation (1)
The news is another chain of shops went bust and an internet retailer bought the brands but not the lossmaking premises. Eh, not much news really. What is news is that there’s much agonising in the media over this and the future of ‘The High Street’. It seems the commentariat have had their heads in …
Why the Liberals should become the New Tories
Westminster politics is split into two groups: The Conservative Party and the Not-Conservative Parties. The latter traditionally fish in the same pool of votes. The Conservatives themselves are split into two: The Business-Friendly – a practical centre-right bloc, and The Little Englanders – a blend of nationalists, tub-thumpers and fantasists. On policyThe Liberal Democrats have …
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Pacific Trading
This week the UK formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (formerly known as the TPP). Excellent. The UK is showing its commitment to free trade and international co-operation. I thoroughly look forward to expanding this approach to include our major trading partners.