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Thinly disguised attack on the elderly. It's the young who are by far the most dangerous on the roads, causing a wholly disprorportionate number of the accidents. The mature and elderly are the safest age groups, their main risk being suffering this kind of attack that the media so often...

Of course, they are all men. Truss is aiming to have the most blatantly sexist government in many decades. .

I see the BBC News has exactly the same reading of Boris Johnsons departing speech as me. That it was his opening speech for a return to power. .

Not so much better, more less worse? .

Absolutely, every cloud has a silver lining. .

Careful, all the other restrictions have been in place since 1983 so Peter's proposal was still very illegal before January 1st 2016. The prior to 2016 differences were only the following: Throttle without pedalling possible by default, but not specifically mentioned. Power cut off had to...

Now he's an independent, Jeremy Corbyn could be the Tory's transport minister, completing the rail nationalisation that Grant Shapps started with Northern Rail. Diane Abbott could take Education, and Stella Creasy could be Culture minister. .

Yes, the type approval law which exempts pedelecs is only concerned with the operation of the system. Your attachments are just luggage, and there is even an appeal court ruling on a bicycle as luggage ! Of course if you did go ahead with your proposed manual system and rode within the...

No problem, cabinet ministers don't have to be from the ruling party. They can be from any elected party or be independent, or from the House of Lords if they insist on them being Conservatives, though anyone from there is valid too. .

Of course they don't show number plates well, they are designed by people who drive cars. ;) .

Meanwhile no Peter. The law is very clear that the motor power can only be applied when pedalling and must stop when pedalling ceases. And the 15.5 mph cut off must be automatic, not under rider control. Your proposed switch the DfT call an Off Road Switch and have said they are illegal...

That won't stop him trying though, and if Truss's policies mess up with her appeal gone, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the Tories panic him back into leadership. We certainly need a change, but without the Scottish vote a hung parliament is still in prospect. It needs a huge swing of...

Boris Johnson's mini speech at the handover was a blatant bit of self promotion, already campaigning for his return to power later. .

I think she is quite well enough. I'm sure that we are seeing is the Palace trying to keep her alive as long as possible, even to 100, though that is unlikely. Just as they did with Prince Philip. Ever since the Queen Mother made it to 104 they've been trying to make longevity uniquely...

Knowing the Queen's mischievous habit of making the odd embarrassing comment to those she meets, I wonder if she was tempted to remind Liz Truss that, as a Liberal Democrat, she campaigned to get rid of the monarchy. .

Same thing. Supposedly the benefit to go to the end consumer, but as I said, it won't. The way these big companies account, a proportionof it gets filtered to the shareholders. Remember the Thames Water example I gave you long ago, divided into seven companies, each accounting separately and...

Only initially before they start thinking. That amount is only about £1000 per home per annum, but the prices are already up far more than that even before the planned October, January, April increases to come, to cope with the world market trend. And of course this is assuming all the £100...

Truss won't last, the divided Tory party will destroy her, like it destroyed Theresa May. .

Maybe the experienced users having learnt not to keep opening the door and leaving it open while they choose what to eat that day. That is insane consumption. I have separate fridge and freezer, both A rated and my home is all electric for lighting, cooking, water heating, frequent boiling...

Short term the subsidies will take care of that, but of course they cannot go on indefinitely. Longer term there are variables we have no control over. Global warming could become our best friend for a while. For example, this year, with record temperatures being much milder than the...