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As others have noted, the life of Carl Bosch is worth a look in these times. Fritz Haber demonstrated that nitrogen could be reduced to ammonia, but Bosch’s work turned that into a technology that changed the world with sudden new supplies of fertilizer (and of explosives). (1/8)

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31 years ago today Manchester United are 2-0 up and easing towards the final whistle at Selhurst Park. Then Denis Irwin decides he’s had enough of all this winding-down-the-clock bollocks...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

This Is Not Appeasement, It Is Worse Comparisons to Neville Chamberlain and Appeasement are not fair to Chamberlain. Trump isn't trying to delay a war with Putin or give himself time to rearm. The US president is trying to help Putin @phillipspobrien.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

submitted 9 days ago • 20 comments

This is an important paper. There is a big debate on small firms and SME policy. One side think new start ups and entrepreneurs are the best thing since sliced bread. And we have more of them. The other side think there are big differences in the quality of start ups and most start ups are....

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

BBC News - Well-managed solar farms can boost wildlife - Cambridge study - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

In The Observer, @robfordmancs.bsky.social makes an important point that is not heard often enough in the current political debate.

submitted 14 days ago • 73 comments

On this day in 1982, Ipswich Town manager Bobby Robson is told that his title rival from the previous season, Ron Saunders, has resigned from his job at Aston Villa. His initial shocked reaction is followed by genuine empathy. Sir Bobby was a class act.

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The idea the Labour government should now reinvent itself to become a form of Conservative government in order to fend off Reform is possibly the maddest thing I’ve ever seen.

submitted 14 days ago • 28 comments

The big question here is why former presidents need access to insider briefings when they’re back in civilian life. Just retire in peace?

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

This is the best article on the benefits and challenges of heat pumps I've read. I really don't know what the solution is, although hybrids (furnace plus heat pump) are one major option. This is after years of trying to figure it out. #electrifyeverything 🔌 ⚡️ www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...

submitted 15 days ago • 8 comments

every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos

submitted 17 days ago • 492 comments

“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion” From the new Private Eye, out now.

submitted 16 days ago • 145 comments

From the podcast: how I would nix the Tories if I were Keir Starmer, by George Osborne

submitted 16 days ago • 22 comments

Embarrassing reporting from the Daily Mail. Canada announced this billion dollar border plan almost two months ago

submitted 19 days ago • 106 comments

Anyone who happened to know that the White House would announce and then suspend tariffs within 24 hours just made a boatload of money.

submitted 19 days ago • 455 comments

How would a horse draw this? They don't have the dexterity. They don't even have thumbs, let alone opposable thumbs!

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

South Africa treating certain classes of people very badly has a long history tbh

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Have to say I’ll be disappointed if the UKG doesn’t back Canada this week. We should be offering an olive branch with some kind of trade deal even if it’s more presentational than economic

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