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It's one of the many reasons I insist that Tony Blair's "New Labour" was nothing of the sort but just a Conservative variant. A corruption of democracy solely for the purposes of dishonestly getting into power. Sadly there are still many who believe Labour should return to this path. .

But bungees are a source of numerous nasty injuries causing A & E attendances. It's usually due to the end of an overstretched one slipping from one's grasp or the attached end releasing and flicking forcefully upwards. They've caused some very nasty eye injuries. .

I wondered about that David. Does it have a stoplight operated by either brake? .

Obviously it's unlikely that the average police officer would blindly arrest for such an act. But in a case where a malicious complaint was lodged, the act enables a totally unfair conviction. It makes everyone a potential victim of injustice. .

Yes. It was David Cameron who started this process and Labour made no attempt to oppose it. The reason for these is simple. Since 1994 we've passed some criminal justice laws that breach our own prior laws, including the Human Rights Law and the Geneva convention, both applicable in the UK...

Indeed, definitely since 1950 at least. The major trouble is we've never fully replaced the manufactured exports that we lost over more than 30 years. A secondary problem is that we also lost worldwide commerce that we've only partially replaced with Services. And selling business and public...

I think it was mostly that the country was quite evenly divided between Tory and Labour, the election results for successive governments back then being close as they are recently, and as the Brexit vote was. It makes this country always very difficult to govern, and a reason why I want to have...

Churchill was much more like Attlee's government than most realise, as this quote shows: Churchill was convinced of need for government intervention in social and economic areas.-"Big Government" (from this link ) Not much like Cameron's Conservative "big society, small government", more like...

But the Brompton folded size of this is much wider than a normal wheel, not to mention that they couldn't fold like this inside a bike frame or forks. Would you want foot wide forks or have to take both wheels out ? .

Waterproofs like a rolled up cape are the traditional use for these Mike. That's why the leading edge is usually turned down to retain the roll in place when the trap is inclined upwards. .

But I repeat, you cannot run a shop on potential, only an existing successful shop can exploit potential. Thats why Col, supported by me, has been speaking of the many who opened for the perceived boom and are now shutting down. They could only have survived if there was expansion, but there...

Clever, but probably to fragile for practical use. More importantly though, it's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. .

After many years at 2 millions a year bicycle sales, the Olympic and Tour de France wins caused a sudden jump to 3 millions for a while. Now in just one year it's slumped back to its natural level, probably as the effect of the track and race successes wore off. I doubt there's much connection...

I generally agree, and certainly labour alone can't sustain bike shops. That's why huge numbers closed in the 1960 to 1980 period when bike sales slumped. But there will still be repair outlets in major urban centres since those sales outlets can't or won't repair. There's a long established...

Amendment, sub-discussion. ;) .

Here it is. Don't understand why the seller can't be bothered to give it! .

No sadly. Once the Germans had their Bosch and Daum units they dropped Panasonic who were a bit more expensive. Then the arrival of the cheap Bafang crank drives etc filled the remaining potential, leaving no way back in for Panasonic. .

This discussion was about bike shops. They aren't bike shops, they are similar to what we use to call department stores. Next you'll be calling Amazon a bike shop! .

Not for keeping current bike shops in business! Potential doesn't pay any bills. In fact our 65 millions aren't potential either, it's 50 millions after deducting the registered disabled and under 10s. My figures are as accurate as is possible, based on the 3% of the 50 millions who could...

You've made a classic mistake Tony. :) Since when do the 65 millions in the UK cycle? In fact some 3% of the UK population who could cycle do so with any degree of regularity. That's the circa 83 potential customers per bike shop if there were 18,000 shops. There's some 500 to 600 cyclists...