Tag Archives: political decision-making

Germany’s nuclear dilemma

Posted on April 25, 2022 by odeboyz

….turning all the German nuclear reactors back on could approximately stop gas imports from Russia. Shutting the remaining ones down could increase the dependency on Russian gas by about 30%. Germany facts of the day – Marginal REVOLUTION

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Abraham Lincoln’s attitude towards Black-Americans in 1858

Posted on May 18, 2019 by odeboyz

While I was at the hotel to-day an elderly gentleman called upon me to know whether I was really in favor of producing a perfect equality between the negroes and white people. [Great laughter.] While I had not proposed to … Continue reading →

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The Death of the British Parliamentarian: The Brexit Debate, 11th January, 2019

Posted on January 31, 2019 by odeboyz

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. Edmund Burke on representative democracy, 1774.1 It is worth saying that Torbay voted strongly to … Continue reading →

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Grenfell Tower, sprinkler systems and decision-making

Posted on November 17, 2017 by odeboyz

          Tower block living is problematical whether it’s social or private. The Grenfell Tower fire tragedy was a massive wake-up call for everyone associated with tower blocks either as residents or managers. The proposal to retro-fit … Continue reading →

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