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Puzzling over Scottish independence

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Before I say anything else I should observe that I’m English and worse than that a Londoner, which by the terms of the Scottish independence debate apparently means I’m not allowed to express an opinion on the matter. To make matters worse I’m a great fan of both the Union and the Monarchy, so I really don’t expect anyone to give two hoots what I think on the matter. I also realise that by having a view, particularly the view I do have, I may rather annoy some people (including some of my friends). Now that that’s out of the … Continue reading →

Inglorious food

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The French Super Market Bon Marche has a new campaign going to sell fruit and veg that doesn’t meet the usual aesthetic qualities people expect from super markets. This is to help combat food waste, and allows them to sell the food 30% cheaper (and I’m sure is absolutely not a marketing gimmick). There’s even the required YouTube video about how successful this campaign has been going around: One interesting thing from the video other than that people will quite happily buy the inglorious food is that

Last week elsewhere

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Random round up of stuff from last week. Wind turbines even less reliable than previously thought NSA won’t deny spying on congress An interesting experiment in giving people money – that may show that a citizens wage isn’t as crazy as some people claim How to make money with wind power Unelected peers defend our liberties yet again Puritans gunning for sugar control – remember slavery is freedom IPCC and “denier” points of view move ever closer Remeber once on the EU gravy train it costs a lot to get off Winter is coming and it may stay a while … Continue reading →