Isnò€™t naive youth...
Isnò€™t naive youth a wonderful thing? It enabled me foolishly to believe those who told me I lived in the greatest democracy in the world. But if anyone tried to run a similar lie by me today, Iò€™d remind them of a few facts that prove our democratic process has fallen apart and needs fixing. For starters, we have a system that allows this and previous governments to seize total power, even when they secure a mandate from, say, one-third of the people. On top of that, the current Government is somehow led by a man who never even put himself up for election as Prime Minister ò€“ so itò€™s clear that Britain is, in some respects, about as democratic as Zimbabwe.
How about this for a...
How about this for a mean but green machine? It’s Ford’s new alternative fuel land speed record car – the Fusion Hydrogen 999. As the name suggests, it’s powered by a bank of hydrogen fuel cells which, together with an electric motor, produce 770bhp.
These are packed inside the US-only Fusion saloon – which features special aerodynamic tweaks to its bodyshell – and it’s expected that a top speed of more than 250mph will be reached on the Bonneville Salt Flats in the US early next month, setting a new world record for alternative fuelled vehicles.
The car has been designed in partnership with tuning company Roush and the Ohio State University. It will be driven by Rick Byrnes, a veteran of speed racing at Bonneville.