• DrCake@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If you hear of a big project being planned in the UK you’re pretty safe in assuming it will never be completed. No matter how simple it sounds, do not underestimate our ability to fuck things up.

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        1 year ago

        But the whole buy/sell of the hs2 land made some old fabulously wealthy land owners a lot of money, so I’m sure the Tories consider it a smashing success!

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      1 year ago

      To be fair, you do manage to name things in the coolest possible way.

      I mean, you have COBRA meetings and a group of scientists called SAGE.