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Looks terrific, please count me in.

The 5% we could have rated them at would have been a pittance in the price (approx 9.5p for a pack of Tesco sanitary towels), but we didn't. Germany passed 7% in 2017, I believe. Treasury revenue only c. £15m anyway which could have been - and was, even under Osborne - rerouted to women's...

Is that the tampon tax which we've been able to set out own VAT rates on since March 2016 (before the referendum)? https://qz.com/642811/the-eu-will-finally-allow-member-states-to-scrap-their-tampon-tax/

Aha, you set me thinking and I think you have nailed it. Went back to my notes for that brew - looks like I syphoned into the bottling bucket, sealed it up, and then had to go off for an hour or so to make dinner for everyone. Then went back to it afterwards and did the bottling. By the time I...

Thanks for that link, didn't spot it the other day. Very useful info there. I'll have another read and work out a plan. Appreciate your time.

Thanks for the suggestions. Should have mentioned that I batch-primed with boiling water, dissolved sugar, cooled. The PET bottles I bought weren't Coopers ones, but take your point about the caps. I picked up a set of glass 500ml bottles 2nd hand off eBay recently, and have used them no probs...

Just done a brew (Coopers Preacher's Hefe wheat beer). All went fine, no probs with primary (full 23L, OG 1040, stable FG 1010), batch-primed 175g raw cane sugar, bottled into new 500ml PET bottles. Just completed 2 weeks secondary + 2 weeks cool. Have now tried 4 bottles. Two were spot-on -...

It's another problem with UK manufacturing being subsidiaries of overseas interests - the easiest thing to chop when economic conditions change.

I agree that it's debatable where we draw the line. The objective seems to be keeping as much of the UK economy inside the UK economy. What I've tried to say is that 'buy British' is great but that it's not as simple as that to ensure the UK takes the full economic benefit. Arguably, buying...

Yes, UK manufacturing will support the UK through NI contributions, income tax paid by the staff, the money spent by the staff in the UK economy, and so on. And the inflow of money when building the facility and in maintaining and improving it. UK manufacturing is great, full stop. But...

Not decrying the effort put into that site - or the thinking behind buying British at all. But we need to be clear that we're only talking about *manufacturing* in Britain. Quite a different thing from British *ownership* of those businesses, and quite another thing from whether the companies...

I've been using Trello ( Trello ) for nearly 8 years, to track everything at various jobs and for personal stuff. I genuinely found it an almost life-changing way of getting myself organised and recording information for future reference. By far the best piece of software/web service I've ever...

The Kingfisher, Slough - underground pub, literally underneath Slough High Street. Moved away, moved back, visited again - access staircase had been concreted/paved over when they re-did the Queensmere shopping centre. No idea if they filled it in or if it's still down there, compete with dusty...

I'm in, please. Lemon & Lime Splash sounds ace

Wow, Titanic Dark Oaked Bourbon Porter LE sounds amazing.

Sleaford Mods - 'Tied Up In Nottz' (not while any kids/colleagues are within earshot, OK?)

The idea is great, but I think the practicalities would probably make it impossible for smaller UK shops. Where does the shop store the empties, etc. Fleets of vans going to every corner shop in the country to pick up empties would probably knacker any green benefits. Fortnightly recycling...

Good comms and emails re: order status. My recent order arrived Saturday no prob, in time for intended brew day today. People need to be realistic about how things are going and order ahead of time; the info and numbers you’ve provided are really illustrative. Likewise with courier companies...

Clear memory from 1992: I grab my usual 4-can pack of Stella from the offie. Notice the can design has changed, and is now a pretty, 3D textured affair. Get home, open first can, take a lug. URRRGH, effing revolting. Check the small print on the can: "Brewed in the UK under licence by...

I live in a village about 3mi/5km from the nearest exchange, so our ADSL peaked a paltry 1.8Mb/s. We literally had to schedule who was doing what at what time. Fibre was being installed the week we moved here (FTTC, cab about 200m from house) but got caught up in delays and probs. Finally...