Monday, November 21, 2022

"Well, this is awkward"

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I'm not really a big fan of Budweiser, but after Qatar's very last minute decision to ban the sale of alcohol at the World Cup , des...

Where do those credit card fees actually go?

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An interesting article in todays's paper explains how credit card fees and rewards points work , and it's more complicated than you ...
Saturday, November 19, 2022

Twitter 2.0 is looking extremely rocky

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I wonder how Elon Musk is feeling about his $44 billion investment in Twitter right now. He may still be the richest man in the world, but $...
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Tory government donors stand to win big-time from Ford's backrracking on the Greenbelt

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Not content with attempting to circumvent the democratic process by establishing (and now extending ) "strong mayor" rules for so...
Sunday, November 13, 2022

Lithium mining - environmental disaster, or just a bit iffy?

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I have already had to tackle the rumour that electric vehicles (EVs) are not actually environmentally superior to internal combustion engine...
Friday, November 11, 2022

What is RSV, and why is it everywhere right now?

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RSV is probably the commonest childhood illness you bave never heard of.  Respiratory Syncytial Virus - pronounce it "sin-SISH-ul...
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Beware of Russians bearing what seem to be gifts

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Now, I'm no military strategist, but it just seems extremely unlikely to me that Russia - in the person of hawkish Defence Minister Serg...
Monday, November 07, 2022

Why are so many kids still unvaccinated?

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I'm at a loss to explain the poor uptake of COVID vaccine among young children . When vaccines first became available, in what now feels...