samc

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just about to head out for 3 nights on Dartmoor to celebrate the recent ruling in favour of wild camping. Makes me sad to read articles like this.

  I think these stories are particularly worth bearing in mind when people say that British livestock is raised on marginal land that couldn’t grow crops. Even if that were largely true, it doesn’t mean we should shove a sheep on every square inch of land that can’t be ploughed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Members of public to be selected for ‘honest conversation’ about MPs’ pay⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem isn’t the reward for becoming an MP, it’s the cost of campaigning. Candidates are expected to put up £10-30k of their own money to contest a seat. Some spend considerably more.

  Personally, I don’t think paying MPs more will do much harm, but it won’t fix any of the problems with the quality of the politicians we get.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the article said CVLR would be battery powered to eliminate the need for overhead cables. I’m not saying I believe it is worse than e.g. and electric bus. But even the company producing it seems to struggle to articulate its advantages.

  The reason I care is because I really want more trams in English towns/cities. But not if it’s a pared down version that gives the entire concept a bad image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s kind of my concern. I’m worried they’re cutting so many corners that the competitive edge over busses all but vanishes and, best case scenario, this ends up being a bizarre PR campaign for public transit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Whilst this is very cool, I’m a little concerned about how the pros for “very light rail” basically amount to having better vibes than busses. Not that I even disagree with that premise, but I’d want something more concrete…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Witcher III is currently on sale for 3€ until 25th May⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Witcher 1 really has old-school difficulty syndrome. Getting past act 1 was a nightmare for me, then somewhere around late act 2 the combat became trivial and I could just stunlock everything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Reach" news websites⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Found the Private Eye reader