samc
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- Comment on Members of public to be selected for ‘honest conversation’ about MPs’ pay 1 week 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 5 weeks 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 1 month 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 4 months ago:
Found the Private Eye reader