I'll be Leaf-ing It Alone

This is the new Nissan electric car. It's been named the Leaf and hopefully it's not because it wilts and drops once a year.

It is a five-seater electric car and will be built in Sunderland from 2013 on the back of a £420 million investment from Nissan.

More than half of the investment will come from the state, with the Department of Business granting £20.7 million towards the project and the European Investment Bank loaning £197.3 million.

About 50,00 Leafs (or Leaves) will be built a year Nissan say. The car has a range of 100 miles and can travel at a top speed of more than 90 mph. A hundred miles is useless for me. To journey to any city, with the exception of Dundee or Perth, would require me to recharge the battery and I believe a recharge takes some hours.

I'll be Leaf-ing it alone because I'm happy with my present car, although I can see the benefits of such a vehicle if you live in a city and public transport is unsuitable.

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Cadbury and the Consequences

Video from Ollie at the Red Rag

We all know by now that Cadbury's has been taken over by the American company Kraft. But do you know the hidden consequences?

Craig Murray has specific knowledge of the Cadbury chocolate business and you can read his post here.

Also, if you're at all interested in conspiracies Aangirfan is the person to read about a chocolate one.

Yesterday I listened to various politicians and their (false) promises. Today I heard Nick Clegg say at PMQs that the BoS is loaning Kraft the money for the takeover. Gordon Brown's response was pathetic.

Once more another British, or should I say English, historic institution falls into foreign hands. I wonder what the Quaker founder would say?

Courtesy of Gotty

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