Now, yes. Absolutely agree. Pretty sure that was ultimately the blokes point.
Tangent...
This though is the problem with the "democratic" process changing governments every 4 (whatever) years, leading to no real long term policies, and no motivation to even care. This is why the Chinese will dominate the future. They can do long, very long, term planning. We "democratic" westerners need to sort this ASAP. Some how we need a way to make it worth politicians think long term. We in the UK are soon to run in to a massive power problems, which really should have been planned for 20 odd years ago too. No one did anything, and building power plants tends to take a while. And given the soon to come panic, we'll be paying top dollar for these things to be built as we will be over a barrel, while also paying over the odds to make up for the energy short fall. Heh, I bet Iran gets a new nuclear power station before we do.
Another tangent...
Perhaps its time we the people properly took matters in to our own hands and got on with micro power generation and using less power. Work towards energy self reliance.
Sorry, that had noting to do with this discussion... Oh well. Got to ramble somewhere :)
Tangent... This though is the problem with the "democratic" process changing governments every 4 (whatever) years, leading to no real long term policies, and no motivation to even care. This is why the Chinese will dominate the future. They can do long, very long, term planning. We "democratic" westerners need to sort this ASAP. Some how we need a way to make it worth politicians think long term. We in the UK are soon to run in to a massive power problems, which really should have been planned for 20 odd years ago too. No one did anything, and building power plants tends to take a while. And given the soon to come panic, we'll be paying top dollar for these things to be built as we will be over a barrel, while also paying over the odds to make up for the energy short fall. Heh, I bet Iran gets a new nuclear power station before we do.
Another tangent... Perhaps its time we the people properly took matters in to our own hands and got on with micro power generation and using less power. Work towards energy self reliance.
Sorry, that had noting to do with this discussion... Oh well. Got to ramble somewhere :)