On Tuesday, 21 January 2020 13:07:12 GMT Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> So you'd have been content if the Prime Minister had said
>
> In Nigeria’s Oyo state, new street lights are to be installed that
> reduce energy consumption and lower carbon emissions; designed,
> manufactured, and assembled in Dorset. I had no idea they made
> these things in Dorset. There you go.
I probably wouldn't have been either content or otherwise. I only read it
because the original statement was obviously so ridiculous.
> Or would you have still sought something to snipe at? I think it's wise
> to keep politics off the list and save it for the pub. :-)
Of course not. There was no intention to bring politics into the discussion,
other than reinforce my contention that all politicians appear to be jacks of
all trades and masters of none. That and never listening to the experts.
> Having read the whole speech, I like to be well informed, I thought what
> the PM said fitted in fine and was accurate enough. Given he has only
> minutes to pick up a whole bunch of facts about a lot of trade deals and
> work them into an speech it was good enough and meant an entertaining
> speech, which is probably what matters more as then the audience keep
> listening rather than tune out.
The idea of low emission diodes was entertaining enough for me :-)
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