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Swings and roundabouts. So long as British buyers stop buying #tesla #Ford and #gm there’ll be enough #british buyers to soften the blow. Imagine living in the #usa and having to drive an #American car! At least the rest of the world will still have a choice. #trump #usa #uk #EU #Tariff bbc.com/news/articles/cj0zr0p7

A Jaguar vehicle parked outside a Jaguar dealership
www.bbc.comJaguar Land Rover to pause US shipments over tariffsThe British firm say no vehicles will be shipped in April as it processes the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.

in a video, a #British person complained of social isolation from living in a place where one had to go everywhere by car.😅

That's life in #America! Some places have good non-car transportation, but- even when I lived next to a bus stop, I, a fan of busses, never actually used it.😅 Most of my life, I've lived more than walking distance from anything.. It's not impossible. I could walk to the store, but most of the way has no pavement, there's lots of traffic to cross, & I don't want to die.😬

Via #TheGuardian @ 10:56 on Apr 01, 2024

The #Italian defence company #Leonardo has been given a £165m contract extension by the #British government for its work maintaining the #RoyalNavy’s fleet of 54 #MerlinHelicopters, in a sign of the impact of the #UK’s commitment to ramp up #defence spending.

#KeirStarmer’s government, which is planning to increase #military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, said the deal with Leonardo would help to bolster #NationalSecurity.

theguardian.com/business/2025/

The Guardian · Italy’s Leonardo given £165m UK military helicopter contractBy Joanna Partridge

It's weird what grabs the attention and what doesn't.

I was looking up some UK #statistics and it looks like the most dangerous thing our sons do is drive a car.

Over 78% of all car fatalities are male and that's even higher in the younger groups.

Strangely, that's not why men's insurance is higher. That's mostly because men are more likely to make a claim.

Apparently women cause more accidents per capita in the #USA, which is a very odd geographical difference if you ask me.

These are the kinds of discrepancies that make me suspicious of #social #research

Someone must be getting this wrong, surely. #american #women can't be worse #drivers than their #British counterparts, can they?

#cars#driving#roads