Neal H

Just under half of Scots voted for independence last time, so it shows that a significant number of Scots want independence. SNP is the only party in Scotland offering that option, so obviously those people will vote SNP regardless of competence and with that number of votes they’re guaranteed power. If the other major parties in Scotland also offered another independence referendum, would support for the SNP in Scotland evaporate?

Their recruitment process failed miserably in this case, their were loads of signs missed that there could be something seriously wrong with this person. That would be bad enough in a normal company, but for a Police force that’s simply unacceptable. I’ll bet he’s not the only one to have slipped through.

I think the difference between Alonso and Ocon was nicely summed up at Zandvoort. Early in the race Ocon’s behind Alonso and complaining on the radio that Alonso isn’t going fast enough (ie, tell him to move out of the way). End of the race Alonso finishes well ahead of Ocon. Turns out he was conserving his tyres to ensure the best result. You can’t beat experience. I think George will be sensible enough to learn from Lewis in year one and then go for it in year two.

It did seem all very cynical by F1. Especially if it means that the fans don’t get their money back.

A couple of months ago Biden described the Afghan army as one of the best equipped in the world. I’m sure the Taliban are very grateful for all the gifts. This isn’t going to end well.

Love those OZ wheels. Best wheels ever fitted to an Elise.

The plan is to get it resprayed in Lotus Motorsport Green over the winter. I think it will look awesome 😎

Yep, 1200RS. 180hp.

New bike day is always a good day 😀

Not sure how this applies? As far as I can remember there were two options on the ballot paper, not seven - Stay or Leave. Quite simple really. Of course, people would have voted either way for many different reasons, just as people will vote either Labour or Conservative (or whatever) for many different reasons. As said, democracy isn’t perfect, but it is the best system and it’s important to respect the outcome or the danger is it falls apart. A lesson I still think the European Commission has to learn.

That’s the problem with democracy, you don’t always get the result you want. On balance though, it’s still better than all the alternatives.

Thanks, it really is an epic colour 🥰 I do need to think about the badging and highlights, but there will definitely be some yellow involved. On my Elise I had the badges redone in yellow which I really liked. I was thinking of getting the Triumph script on the tank in yellow, but that maybe a bit OTT. The dealer had a Street Triple in the showroom that they had sprayed in Caspian Blue (an old Triumph colour) and the quality of the finish was superb. The advantage of a naked bike is that there isn’t actually that much body work to paint, so it’s fairly straightforward, unlike a car!

That’s brilliant, thanks Bibs. Just what I needed.

I have a new motorbike arriving next week, a Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS which is in a very boring matt silver colour. Over the winter I plan to have it resprayed in something more interesting. My Elise was Motorsport Green which was a fantastic colour and I’d like to get the bike painted in the same. Does anyone know whether there is an official paint code for it? I know it had an internal code of B Something, but I’m guessing that won’t help in getting the colour made up. I looked on the original invoice but it just says Exclusive Motorsport.