Sovereignty didn’t matter either

The great tragedy of Brexit is that it was just a tactical move by the Tories to win an election and an opportunistic gambit by individual politicians to gain power. Beyond this, there are no goals, no principles, no big ideas. Just cynical optics for the base.

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UK joins Asia-Pacific CPTPP trade bloc that includes Japan and Australia

The abandoned Nike outlet is a mirror to the Overground tracks.

Railway reflections in the silvered glass of a disused store

Capturing Hot Air

Tories: The State can’t pick winners. The Mah-Ket will decide our fate.

Also Tories: Shackled to the dinosaur EU we can’t take advantage of the New Economy. We have to Leave!

EU: Okay. Bye!

Tories: Incandescent lightbulbs!

Also Tories: Behold the powerful suction of our vacuum cleaner motors! (Made in Malaysia).

US: Here’s the Inflation Reduction Act, a massive green economy stimulus that’s attracting $billions of private investment, creating jobs and competitive advantage.

EU: Wait! What? We need a committee.

Tories: Here’s our status-quo preserving boondoggle, losers.

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Government gambles on carbon capture and storage tech despite scientists’ doubts

A slice of delicious home-made apple pie with a bit of custard.

A small bowl with apple pie and custard on a green perspex mat

I wonder how many terminal prompts the servers at Telehouse support. Here’s a view of Telehouse North Two at the Tower Hamlets side of Leamouth in East London.

A view of chimneys at the Telehouse East data centre in Tower Hamlets, London.

The bridge on the left supports Aspen Way. On the right, the DLR.

A view of the road and DLR bridges from the underpass at Blackwall.

The customer service fail at Franco Manca Canary Wharf this evening isn’t evenly spread. One young couple were kept waiting to order, had their starters delivered late, had their pizzas forgotten about, then got the wrong pizzas. I’m sure a piano is going to land on their heads.