If you think that’s impressive, zoom out 700 years. The cost of lighting in the UK has fallen from £35,000 per million lumen-hours in 1300 to essentially £0 today.
One of the most underrated progress charts ever made.
"If anyone in the office needs me, I'm just flying to Paris to do a Zoom call on a subject I have no influence over whatsoever" is now officially my new skiving jacket
When I lived in Africa, I often saw Presidents take credit for various schemes, actually funded by taxpayers.
“Thank you President Jammeh for building this this road” 🙌
Did not appreciate this has now been adopted in London…. Posters like this are all over the tube.
If housing regulations in the UK are so complicated even our politicians cant follow them then maybe we dont have very good housing regulations. I wonder if they know anyone who might be in a position to do something about that.
Liquidated my principal bitcoin investment. No longer convinced it will be the great emancipator I once believed. Will leave the gain in as I cant quite give up entirely.
Some sort of right wing march passing through Borough Market this morning and all the innocent tourists are there cooing over the lovely parade of flags. Awks.