Thermodynamics is remorseless!
Petrol and diesel cars are powered by heat engines (internal combustion engines). ONLY 30-35% of the combustion heat is USEFUL
So […]
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Nick Hollinghurst
Working for social democracy and a greener world through the Liberal Democrats
Category: Economy
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, […]
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 […]
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