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It was close in Wales, but I don't think that close! But in a new referendum Wales would probably vote Remain, even without your vote. .

As I said, a sensible outcome all round. .

Probably, and a sensible outcome all round. It could mean only the two countries that voted to leave the EU actually leaving. .

Some hope! There is of course a simple answer to the Irish border issue that no-one seems to have thought of. Given the constant trouble that Northern Ireland has been to us and the seeming impossibility of them governing themselves consistently, immediately summarily expel Northern Ireland...

I thought Theresa May's accusation that the EU had shown a lack of respect was totally unjustified, considering the scale of the disrespect we've shown the EU for over 40 years. Such things as disagreeing with almost every EU measure, demanding special terms and exceptions, fighting for...

We remainers have always known that immigrants were the main reason for the Leave vote, simple racism, but Brexiters have always furiously disputed that with their customary substitution of belief for evidence. .

Doubly sad that this happened with such an attractive vehicle, I'm sure normally much more fun for young children that being strapped singly into the backs of 4 x 4's, as well as being environmentally better. I hope it's not something fundamental that threatens their continuance, but it will...

But only the first in a series of brutal lessons to be learnt. It will not take long before we start to lose manufacturing for the EU market. The speed with which that happens will depend to some extent on the barriers that appear, but it will inevitably be a continuously increasing loss as...

Not one I recognise I'm afraid, someone else might know. I can see in the photo below that it has the controller mounted just ahead of the battery, but you'll need someone knowledgable hands-on to sort out the connections if adding a non-standard battery. The correct name is Claud Butler...

Fully agree. Our successful BikePlus does have large well appointed premises and good stocks but just one knowledgeable person in the showroom who's happy to leave people to browse or willingly help when required. At the rear is a large well equipped workshop usually with two skilled men...

You might be able to get another battery to fit into your rack by measuring the space dimensions and posting them in here. The original was a 36 volt LiFePO4, but any Lithium ion 36 volt battery will be ok. Batteries are expensive though, reckon on £250 upwards. Someone else may be able to...

I'm not surprised, they've already been quietly closing stores, I found out recently that the Croydon Evans branch had shut down. In the same long road, "roadies" shop Geoffrey Butler Cycles have closed their single shop and moved in with their much larger BikePlus that is a branch of theirs...

I'm sure this majority is right. Our trading with the EU would be immediately harmed, while our ambition to trade more with the rest of the world would take a considerable time to achieve, or even never be achieved. Both involve losses with only their eventual scale and durations to be learnt...

That's one reason why I like doing this sort of thing, the feeling one gets is better than any amount of cash. .

Anyone who's parked prop stand bikes on a steep hill will know of the need for more than two hands to deal with the bike, fish out the lock and secure it to street furniture, and with a trailer it's worse. Not being able to leave them in gear means that like other vehicles, they need a...

Front mudguards make great airbrakes, scooping up large quantities of air and compressing it against the near vertical inner rear of the mudguard. Not exactly efficient, so I've filed out the mudguard bracket and mounted it so that the front is tyre hugging. The narrow space between tyre and...

Handlebar stems on folders and some other bikes is sometimes complained about for being too high but not adjustable. Using a riser handlebar upside down can usefully lower the riding position and often leave more comfortable handgrip angles:

Now for waterproofing a twistgrip switch or similar rocker switch: First buy some disposable vinyl gloves, I bought a packet of ten from Sainsburys for £1.25. Now cut about 20 mm off the end of a finger or thumb when no-one's wearing the glove, then stretch it over the lightswitch as shown in...

Since we are leaving the EU there's no problem with nationalisation, but even if we weren't leaving we wouldn't need EU permission to nationalise all or part of the railways. Haven't you noticed how we've already done it? When the rail infrastructure company Railtrack failed, we permanently...

Today's Cash Converters company have internet sales teams who are quite expert in getting them good prices on incoming items. They surprised me on that occasion I mentioned above with much more for two cameras than I'd expected, telling me both would be resold by that team. .