David Morris

So, you threaten somebody with 145% tariffs. Then you lower them to just 30% and they're really grateful for your generosity.
Great negotiation tactic.

12.05.2025 15:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Reynolds refuses to say if British Steel furnaces in Scunthorpe can keep running The government took control of the steelworks to prevent Chinese owners Jingye shutting down production.

So, we had to nationalise British Steel in order to ensure that we are not dependent on imports of virgin steel to keep our other industries running.
What about also nationalising COAL so that we are not dependent on coal imports to keep our national steel factory's blast furnace running?

13.04.2025 13:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That was brave! :-)

22.03.2025 11:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump (the genius) is about to place a 200% tax on Guinness the week of St Patrick's Day...

13.03.2025 18:46 — 👍 1809    🔁 280    💬 127    📌 46

Trump's tariffs are much more dangerous that appears on the surface. Countries that export steel to US won't be able to sell it and so will be looking to dump their goods at cut-price to other countries. Those other counties will be forced to protect their own industry, and so on it will go...

12.03.2025 21:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Five one-year old tree seedlings (no leaves) roughly planted into a plastic plant-pot with a bit of compost.

On a whim, I decided to have a go at growing #bonsai. I've begun by buying 5 x Oak seedlings from eBay. Got to start somewhere. Additionally, I've managed to buy a number of Wisteria seeds and beech tree seeds. Watch this space.

01.03.2025 11:27 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not sure about "period cars", we probably regarded them as "old cars" because we couldn't afford new ones :-)

29.01.2025 23:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

6 flowering daffodils in 3 separate little vases standing on a living room shelf.

My #allotment daffodils managed to open just in time for Christmas. :-)

24.12.2024 15:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Growing small daffodils in allotment amongst an old hosepipe. Flower buds apparent.

Will my #allotment #daffodils flower by Christmas? They're looking promising!

11.12.2024 14:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Small bunch of daffodil shoots just coming up through the soil. Hosepipe lying nearby.

Daffodils appearing 4th December at my #allotment. Getting ready for Spring.

04.12.2024 11:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is mine...

27.11.2024 17:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Small trough of hyacinths sitting on window sill, 9 white/yellow shoots just starting to be visible.

Brought the Christmas flowering hyacinths indoors.

27.11.2024 17:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Time for the annual cutting back of the #allotment #asparagus ferns. It's so much easier if you wait until they completely die back and go brown - then you can cut them down with hedge shears rather than secateurs.

22.11.2024 11:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Planted a row of garlic today in my #allotment. Seems a strange time to be planting anything... but apparently this is what they need.

21.11.2024 11:22 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Photograph of a Robin Redbreast standing on an upturned blue water butt

This friendly little fellow follows me round as I dig my allotment. I thinks he's hoping I'll dig up a juicy worm or two.

20.11.2024 22:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0