Did Andy Burnham Crumble at the First Call from Trump?
Did Andy Burnham Crumble at the First Call from Trump?
Google AI based on a source in LinkedIn tells us,“On average, […]
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Nick Hollinghurst
Working for social democracy and a greener world through the Liberal Democrats
Category: Economy
UK’s Railfreight Faltering in the face of New Government Targets.
The UK Government target is to increase railfreight by 75% by 2050, with an annual growth of 7.5%.
Looking at the […]
Congestion on Britain’s Rail Routes needs to be Unblocked!
Once a rail route has been identified as being “congested”, then Network Rail is obliged to provide a solution to […]
Read more →AI (2) The very many early days of AI.
AI has already had a long and spasmodic history of development so far.
Inspired by Alan Turing’s speculative essay of 1950, […]
AI (1) SOME INTRODUCTORY THOUGHTS.
(based on the very useful “Artificial Intelligence for Dummies” 3rd edition, 2025, John Wiley & Sons. Inc)
AI, aka “Artificial Intelligence, […]
DIRTY BUSINESS, DIRTY OIL, DIRTY TANKERS.
To finance its war against Ukraine by selling oil, Russia is using old tankers, often without valid registration or transponders […]
Read more →FAIR AND SQUARE FOR INVESTMENT AND REWARD
When companies invest in UK they do so in the hope of profitable business – and UK welcomes this as […]
Read more →Exascale Computing Development Confirmed for Edinburgh
Few now remember Black Arrow, UK’s 1970 satellite launcher. This developed out of the successful earlier Blue Streak rocket program. […]
Read more →The Public Service Ethos must be Defended
There are many public service activities where it is inappropriate for private contractors to be involved. The contractors in some […]
Read more →Nationalism and Populism will Never Work in the Long Term
Sorry, Reform and Tories. There is no simple answer.
Are there too many people in the UK?
Well, looking at the rate […]