Communism
Plugging away – the story of an FOI request
Although I do some project management stuff from time to time as part of my daily grind I am by no means an expert, but I do properly understand the basics. I was pondering the [more…]
Net Zero
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Nineteen
Monday Hi folks, I’m getting back into the swing of this daily diary thing again. The Rich Boy is due to make a statement in the Commons this afternoon on the bombing of the Houthis [more…]
Authoritarianism
Internal Combustion Fraught With Danger
“Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad”. This ominous observation, made by nineteenth century American poet Henry Longfellow, confronts rulers riven by internal discord so deep that it immobilises any capacity for coherent action. [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Five
Monday Good morning everyone. Did you get thunder and lightning last night, it was pretty nasty here, but it didn’t start until I had retired to my cat basket. There was thunder rolling for ages [more…]
Arts
Elementary, my dear Watson – Co Cobalt
We are working our way through each of the eighteen Groups of the Periodic Table (a.k.a. the Periodic Table of the Elements), with the general idea behind this series being to ensure that at least [more…]
Cooking
A View From (Almost Opposite) The Greenhouse; Will A Tide Turn?
The weather continues to perplex and frustrate in equal measure. Just over a month ago I was writing about the greenhouse being unbearable to work in, past noon, as temperatures climbed into the low hundreds [more…]
Economics
NET ZERO scores ZERO
Briefing 47, The Global Warming Policy Foundation. The Brink of Darkness: Britain’s fragile power grid by John Constable. I was prompted to reread the above yesterday by two things, one the receipt of a combined [more…]