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This law predates pedelecs and the web. I can't remember exactly when I read about it being illegal in Britain, but it was probably between 1960 and 1980. Something to do with animal welfare no doubt, a very British obsession. .

It was probably because the attachment implied it was a beast of burden. I've long understood that it's illegal to use dogs for towing of any kind in Britain, though it does happen elsewhere. Looking up the law seems impossible though, since search engines insist of converting any towing...

Compared with most British public projects, Crossrail is very successful. The delay and additional cost are fraction of the norm in this field and like the London Underground, it will be a blessing for the next two centuries at least. Amidst all the unfair attacking in the anti-London media...

The one on the right of the photo with her robe parted. She's obviously up for it, cheeky vixen. .

The world's longest bridge is the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The bridge, which opened in June 2011, spans 102.4 miles (165 kilometers).

There's plenty of them missing for all sorts of emotions, probably just as well. :) .

Agreed, it's their business. But Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has been actively modernising the country, aided by Princess Ameerah. It's some of the women who have been most active in their disapproval and support for traditional Muslim values, just as it's been in Turkey. Obviously this...

Here's one:

Odd isolated cases where women have been unfaithful have nothing whatsoever to do with burka wearing. There is no pressure to wear a burka in Saudi Arabia, nor even to cover the face, women are simply required to dress modestly and western clothing is entirely acceptable. The female dress...

Yes, that's what I've been saying all along, it's always been the case. In fact many years ago police officers could and did commandeer cars on the road to drive them in pursuit of escaping offenders. Fortunately that's no longer the practice. .

Not so, that's far Western bias and the proof is out there. Saudi Arabia liberalised the dress code some while ago and the youngest and prettiest often dress in Western style. But very large numbers of women have stuck with the burka there and say they prefer it. The burka is even widely...

2021? He's obviously nuts to forecast such a transition that quickly. And he's arguing against himself with his mobile phone example, where everyone wanted one. It's the same with cars, most people outside of the most congested inner city areas won't give up car ownership in favour of any...

Yes, it's already happening in London. .

Not what you'd imagine, London Ambulance Service claim average response times of 7 minutes for category one emergencies, 18 minutes for category two. But I've witnessed 45 minutes and they never seem to get anywhere near their targets around here. I recently watched a series about the Greater...

A boot lid one yes, but not a tow ball mounted one. .

Very nice indeed. But of course you don't have all the large city conveniences and opportunities just behind you when you're there. Best to own both! .

It's all trees, my estate has Forest as part of its name. Eighty yards from me is a 200 acre nature reserve, a third hay meadows and two thirds woodlands. And all of this entirely within London. Here's three views from my ground floor flat windows:

I wouldn't worry too much about that Jim, the DfT have done an odd thing that Rose may well object to as unnecessary complexity. They've made a local ruling that a pedelec with a fully acting throttle they will consider as a legal pedelec if it's been taken through Single Vehicle Approval, a...

The reason we find it impossible to defeat the Taliban and why they are returning to power is their overwhelming support, not only from all the men their system benefits, but from so many of the women too. Large numbers of them see the burka wearing as preferable, since it releases them from...

We already have the answer, the economic record since WW2 shows us to be vastly inferior to both Germany and Japan. And we are undoubtedly inferior to Germany in humanitarian terms over the last seventy years. .