Grandad, for the last time - those aren’t parrots, they’re people, and that’s not a stick you’re holding it’s a rifle

If those pension investments come crashing down, the government will just have to roll out a new pension scheme not tied to money. E.g. mandatory social duty where all young and able people work in rotas to take care of 1 to 2 elderly people per month.

Germany, a country obsessed with cars, is expanding their rail networks pretty aggressively. That should be lauded

Electric cars aren’t a solution to the environment crises unless they’ve replaced the rubber on the wheels, use less roads, and their construction uses less CO2