And Apple don't accept passports as ID, so complaints are rolling in from non-drivers without current credit cards, who tend to be younger and in big cities. Apple just took a big shot at their foot.
Tom Scott talks about it as though "combi boiler" are completely ubiquitous on newer housing in the UK today
Tanks were rare for about 40 years, as instant "combi" burners were popular on cheap housing and most UK housing is cheap junk. The big housebuilding companies didn't design heating systems well and if they messed up, they'd have a more powerful burner than needed for heating anyway, in order to do instant water heating and avoid taking up space with a hot water tank or caring about pipe run design much. The number of small homes with 30kW heaters is scandalous, but why would the builder care if the heating is even more inefficient when gas is cheap and the resident pays the bills, not the builder?
That's starting to reverse because it's easier to get permission for homes with heat pumps and insulated water storage now, due to tighter pollution rules and so on, but the big developers still don't have great experts and there's 40 years of junk out there now.
There are countries that joined the EU both before and after Spain that are not NATO members. Membership of one is not a prerequisite for another. If any politicians told you otherwise, ask them why.
Remember that the EU arose in part from the institutions set up to deter the same type of nationalist fascism rising again, such as the ECSC. Sadly, we may have encouraged Russian -funded American -spread international fascism in its place, although they don't seem to control the EU yet.
You may be relying on Big Tech to provide your Outlook or Gmail account, but you can switch easily if you don’t like it any more.
Microsoft and Google's "spam" filters (that downscore anyone who isn't them) make that less easy. I had to jump through hoops to email my mother this week because Microsoft say one of my email hosts has a poor reputation and nothing stops hosts bouncing or shadowbanning any emails they choose.
It probably was this time because the UK rail system is very London centred, but I think this is the first time the first run won. Going first has the disadvantage that your seekers start from the main transport hub too!
And Apple don't accept passports as ID, so complaints are rolling in from non-drivers without current credit cards, who tend to be younger and in big cities. Apple just took a big shot at their foot.