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This missed the Queen's speech, drat. Collective action needed now to tackle spread of disinformation in public life, finds new report https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/releases/collective-action-needed-now-to-tackle-spread-of-disinformation-in-public-life-finds-new-report/

Given that media companies (TV, film, etc.) have already re-created the current HoC, perhaps we should get those companies to develop a modern arena and let the MPs debate in it when not being used for filming? Saves them having to build a separate one as a replica. After all, what is a bit of...

Over the years I have driven right and left hand vehicles in both drive on left and drive on right countries. I'm sure my driving is far from perfect, but the only really difficult issue I remember was the very first time I drove a LHD car in Germany. Had driven over in my own RHD car. Then...

Looks like "if you want violence against women to continue, vote against the Queen's speech" brigade are out in force. That the tories have been in power for years, yet they have not yet managed to pass appropriate legislation for this is ignored, brushed under the carpet. Same basic argument...

6.4% is a pretty large drop in GDP. Of course, the full article acknowledges the ways in which this prediction might be wrong and could be, to some extent, ameliorated. But still... Based on the reduction in trade alone, under May’s deal (assuming no productivity effect, on which more in a...

So NI will be in CU, Wales will have different migration rules, ... , how is this keeping us together? The Home Office is calling on an expert body to assess whether post-Brexit migration rules should be different in Wales. It comes as part of a UK government consultation on a minimum £30,000...

Unless Sacoolas is to be extradited, or returns to the UK voluntarily and does not claim DI (validly or invalidly), I don't see what effect DI now has. (Irony, European Arrest Warrant might have meant she could be arrested in any EU country she visited in future but that option will disappear...

A general guide to social chat: If you can't think of anything nice to say, say nothing. In the case of BJ, if you can't say the unpleasant truths about him strongly enough, say nowt. :)

Unnecessary for me to do so.

Just a littlel reminder of what he said then... Boris Johnson: Brexit would not affect Irish border 29 February 2016 Boris Johnson has said he does not believe the Irish border would be affected if the UK left the European Union. The mayor of London was in Northern Ireland on Monday...

LedByDonkeys article. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/12/brexit-the-horror-film-billboards-mock-governments-get-ready-campaign-led-by-donkeys

The plan sounds ripe for illegal exploitation if the rates differ between UK and EU. Which will not be a good thing at all. Or the differences are made so small as to provide no incentive to do so. Hence, why? Just remain and avoid the issues.

However good his batteries and motors might be, a fully functioning car and an effective production line are much harder. Likely he would have to buy in at least some of that - and any possible suppliers probably have their own irons already in the fire. So any deal would have been very...

What? No Seabourne Freight! Government signs up ferry firms for £87m in case of no-deal Brexit Four companies agree contracts that will help ensure supply of vital medicines The government has signed contracts worth almost £87m with four ferry companies to help ensure the supply of vital...

No. (Of course not, it doesn't work like that. :) )

As discussed, passim. UK expected to be hit hardest by Trump’s latest tariffs after the 25% tax on $7.5bn of goods is set to start against the EU If UK manufacturers were hoping the US would provide a hedge against Brexit, the opposite is now true...

Never had a dog, never had (or even seen) a dog licence. Yet I remember it cost 7/6.

Unintended consequences? (Bizarre I found it in Walesonline rather than something closer to Kent.) Dogging will increase after no-deal Brexit, says minister A Government minister says there are fears sex in vehicles will increase after October 31 if there is a no-deal Brexit. Britain pulling...

Remarkable prediction. How did you know I was going to post that link? (Very different to the one I posted before.)

Depends on your reading matter: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30336534