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‘While we accept the retailers’ arguments for the need to create an authentic look,’ said the Agency, ‘such as smearing extra sludge on the organic carrots, we do feel that the mud should at least be of the same quality as the vegetables, rather than the ‘value’ low-grade muck we found in our tests...

Ben Perhaps, given their history, Germany should also fear the middle classes having their savings wiped out. (though that could happen by hyper-inflation as well as bank default). Its a common thought that the 1920's hyper inflation brought the Nazis into power, it wasnt. Hyper inflation was well ...

Nuclear power? Yes please... Exclusive: leading greens join forces in a major U-turn. Britain must embrace nuclear power if it is to meet its commitments on climate change, four of the country’s leading environmentalists – who spent much of their lives opposing atomic energy – warn today. The one-t...

Having said that, as recently as the 1980s my grandparents had no fridge and did very nicely thank you with just a pantry (and they weren't veggies or anything fancy). A good point, we're very pampered these days. Until recently none of my grandparents had central heating, a car, double-glazing or ...

Furthermore, the possible replacements for coal – wind and solar power in particular – are incurably intermittent and therefore cannot be used for baseload capacity. That means that barring a breakthrough technology in electricity storage, wind and solar are likely to contribute only small – that i...

Rachel seems to have a freezer in the basement, so not that green. She regrets not being able to have a cold beer; not a problem if you like native British beers. Going fridgeless would be a doddle for me. My cellar is cold, even in the summer. There are meat hooks down there from where meat used to...

Tess wrote:Dave wont let me spend any money when he thinks he can do it for bugger all cost.

Oh, that sounds like me! As a result the house is full of half finished jobs.

If we have a Great Depression 2 or an Icelandic style collapse which wipes out the middle classes things could turn very hairy indeed.

No mention of Canada on the list, that would be my choice.

Norfolk Police has announced it is cutting round-the-clock protection because government funding has come to an end and the force cannot afford it.

I didn't even know there was round the clock police protection, a bit tough on Norfolk to have to pay for it, I suppose.

When we have all run our of oil they'll invaded the rest of the world using all the oil they've still got. Hopefully they'll run out just as they reach Calais. ':D' I hardly think by that time Europe, let alone little ol' UK, will be worth invading. What would tempt them? Natural resources? Cheap l...

Well I'm fond of the place and am staying put (probably) but I'd have to believe in something myself before trying to convince friends of it, especially those with children. I think the UK has some serious structural problems and skill shortages, few natural resources and a poor transport, energy, f...

I'm glad to hear that the "doomsters are wrong", but a lot of my friends (non-POs) are now making active plans to leave the country - predicting something along the lines of a Japanese 10-20 years recession. I'm beginning to wonder who'll be left .

:D What a good programme, Rebecca's certainly got a job on her hands! I hope there are follow up programmes over the years. One slight concern that someone completely new to PO might be a bit confused to learn that such a massive change is necessary and yet they’ve hardly come across a reference to ...

skeptik wrote:

biffvernon wrote:

DominicJ wrote:Her most Britianic Majesties

How many queens have we got now?

Um.. Peter Mandelson, Simon Hughes, Mathew Parris... spring immediately to mind. I'm sure people can think of plenty more.

That'll keep the lawyers busy!