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Gordon Brown spent £137 billions to bail in the banks, Johnson spent £700 billions on covid. Half the country earn too little to pay tax. You could say we don't have anything to lose.

the vast proportion of creditors are the countries' own citizens and taxpayers via their pension funds. So when a country or UK is broke, it can't pay its creditors, in this case, you lose your second pension, not your state pension. If the UK for example can still sell gilts, then it is...

can you define a broke country? how bad should their national debt to GDP ratio compared to our 210%? how bad should their disposable income compared to ours? how bad should their mortgage repayment to income ratio compared to ours? and which countries in the EU are broke?

Flecc started that thread 4 weeks before the actual vote. 6 years later, he is proven quite prophetic.

where did you get that?

A lot of brexiters did not want to believe that generating new trade from the rest of the world is so hard plus they have always been a lazy lot, preferring the simplicity of their rhetoric to tedious meetings in Brussels. I reckon BJ fell for the same trap. He then won big against Corbyn so he...

the EU is economically equivalent to a single country, so if their banks owe one another billions and trillions, that generates stability. It's the huge external debt that our banks borrow for trading in relation to our GDP that is a problem for us. When in 2008 crisis, RBS and Lloyds had to be...

very interesting project, SW. The guy who did it is really excellent. I like his conclusion: Still, his work is a good reference if you can pick up cheap a Bosch bike with a dead controller.

you have conflicting you have conflicting priorities. A £10k e-bike left unattended for hours in London will attract the wrong attention. A best bike for commuting usually has a rear hub motor and puncture proof tyres for example while a bike for fun should have lightweight wheels and air forks...

horses for courses, that's why many of us have more than 5 bikes! I ride around town on my electrified brompton and take my full sus on holiday.

the Haibike is a good buy. You'll need to fit lights, mudguard, propstand, Schwalbe Marathon Plus puncture proof tyres and innertubes (they are not tubeless) to make it suitable for commuting. Bikes for commuting are for the best part utilitarian.

Only half of our citizens support the royal family and most of those who do read the right wing press. he is still suing a few of their titles, he is not going to get any respect from them. The best he can hope for is they lay off his family. His book seems to have worked in this regard.

Prince Harry: the Express reckons that US TV shows are queueing up to get Harry host/commentate their shows at Charles' coronation in May. Should he take the money or attend the coronation?

forget about selling UK assembled bikes to the EU as virtually all bike components are imported from the Far East. The only way to get around these issues is to join the single market / EEA either via membership of EFTA or bespoke deal with the EU. quotes: The 2013 Trade and Investment Balance...

they are not bad for commuting use. You have to take into account that weight and rolling resistance are not problems anymore after you electrify your bike. For mixed use, you need the comfort of wide tyres, choose 27.5 with suspension fork. For sole road use, you should consider least weight...

like this kit: https://wooshbikes.co.uk/cart/#/product/uid-178-bbs01-15ahbag/bbs01b-cd-kit-with-15ah-36v-bag-battery

that's not a big problem, you can have a saddle bag battery like this: They are available in either 36V 15AH or 48V 10AH. Both give about 50 miles from a full charge and weigh just under 2kgs. (The connectors are normally kept inside the bag)

there is not much I can add. Batteries have an inherent risk of fire. All we can do is reduce the risk factors such as storing the bike under shelter, avoid overcharging etc. Batteries don't last forever, think about replacing them after 5 years of use.

If you could fit a bottom bracket motor, you should go for it. what kind of bottom bracket do you have on your Orange 5?

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