Joker@sh.itjust.works to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 hours agoThe return of Trump means Britain must rethink its defence strategy – and role in the worldtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkThe return of Trump means Britain must rethink its defence strategy – and role in the worldtheconversation.comJoker@sh.itjust.works to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours ago And expensive. Imagine the cost of changing the entire road network over to use metric. “Minister, we have a cunning way to lower the speed limits, and go metric, at the same time…”
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoNot just the speed limits that need changing, basically any sign with a distance on it too.
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoUnfortunately, only local auth councillors tend to have any interest in lowering the limit. Well at least since 1967 when the M1 was first given the perm 70mph limit.
“Minister, we have a cunning way to lower the speed limits, and go metric, at the same time…”
Not just the speed limits that need changing, basically any sign with a distance on it too.
Unfortunately, only local auth councillors tend to have any interest in lowering the limit.
Well at least since 1967 when the M1 was first given the perm 70mph limit.