NatWest’s Carbon Count App
This isn't going to work, isn't going to work at all:
NatWest is to become the first major UK bank to tell its customers the...
Ilkley’s Bathing River Is Nothing To Do With Bathing
The idea that we might have river beaches that are clean enough for people to bathe from seems uncontroversial. Except, of course, it isn't,...
Electric Cars Exclude The Mere Peasants From Transport
We could, if we were being kind about it, assume that this is just one of those things that have been overlooked. If we...
The Absurdity Of Cuadrilla’s Fracking And 0.4 Earthquakes Near Blackpool
Whether or not fracking is a good idea is entirely up to you - around here we think it's a great one. For we...
They’ve Gone Mad – Clingfilm To Be Banned On School Packed Lunches
We've a useful sign here that we're in the grips of a religious mania - the government is to ban the kiddies using clingfilm...
BP’s Right, An Oil Spill Would Stimulate The Economy Around The Great Australian Bight
BP has made an entirely correct and even unremarkable statement when it says that an oil spill in the Great Australian Bight would stimulate...
Let The Foreigners Pay For The New Battery Technology
Apparently Britain will fall behind unless we subsidise the installation of lots of batteries. To which the correct response is let's fall behind and...
Yes, You’re Right, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Is An Idiot
We could be a little kinder here and declare instead that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is just a confirmation of Feynman's Contention. That off their specialist...
Completely Missing The Point About The Lake District And Diversity
Yes, yes, we all know that diversity is the mantra of our age, the value above which nothing can be placed. It's still entirely...
Solar’s Cheaper Than Coal – Great, So We’ve Beaten Climate Change Then, Right?
It's not necessary for us to actually agree with the following statement in order for us to derive a logical conclusion from it. After...