Category Archives: Technological

High Speed Rail looks like being approved

Posted on January 8, 2012 by admin

HS2 the high speed rail link between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds looks like it will be approved next week. As usual the rest of the UK will be waiting for investment in London rail to peak before work begins. … Continue reading →

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Vodafone Shock Roaming Charges

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

Shock, horror. Just looked at the Vodafone website for roaming charges. Throw it in the bin.  Surely you’d buy a new mobile overseas? £5 a day for internet use plus £1 per 1MB.  So 10 days might cost £70 just to … Continue reading →

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Bring on High Speed Rail and East London Airport

Posted on November 7, 2011 by admin

Last week there were two bright thoughts on transport. The first was to start HS2 in the north and build it towards the south. The second was to build a new London Airport in the Thames Estuary on the Isle … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power or not

Posted on March 31, 2011 by admin

If you were to imagine a worst case scenario you might say a nuclear power station would be hit by an earthquake, followed quickly by a tsunami. People would say don’t be ridiculous how is that going to happen. But … Continue reading →

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New Manufacturing Jobs Announced

Posted on March 18, 2010 by admin

After bad news in chocolate and steel manufacturing some good news in cars and nuclear engineering. Most of it with the help of government loans. Nissan announced that their new electrically powered car, the Nissan Leaf, will be produced in Sunderland from 2013. … Continue reading →

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Bad news at Astra Zeneca, Leicester

Posted on March 3, 2010 by admin

Being interested in what some call the productive as well as high tech part of the economy it’s worrying that Astra Zeneca are cutting back on their research facilities and closing the Leicester site with the loss of 1,200 jobs.   The … Continue reading →

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US signalling its decline

Posted on February 2, 2010 by admin

I was watching Dan Snow with his show about the power of the Royal Navy and it was apparant that the willingness to spend money on the future was the key to Britains success in the 18th and 19th centuries. … Continue reading →

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Smart Meters or not so smart

Posted on December 7, 2009 by admin

Is the Smart Meter going to provide the benefits claimed?  They say the unreliable wind power will mean less peak capability so incentives will be given to turn off power at peak times and that home generators can sell back … Continue reading →

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