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The UK is a parliamentary democracy. We are subjects in title only because the monarchy have zero power. As for Johnson, he has shown contempt for rules and the truth all his working life so we shouldn’t be surprised that he does so now. So we do of course have the option to vote against his...

For anyone interested in the stats: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/2/16399418/america-mass-shooting-gun-violence-statistics-charts

Another comedian making more sense than most politicians:

Interesting that here in the UK, when accidents and deaths on the road due to phone use increased laws were introduced to counter it and police began increased surveillance. It’s almost as if legislation works without having to ban things.

Blatant hysteria. Regulating gun ownership and carrying out basic background checks to make it harder to buy high-powered weapons is not a ban. You are right about the power though, because the NRA & Republicans holds an awful lot of it.

Absolutely. As someone who has had the pleasure to serve in the UK army and I can tell you that there is nothing scarier than an active shooter drill, especially when you don’t know who has a gun and who is a hostage - even when there is a group of you going in. It’s hard enough when your enemy...

Maybe, but it’s much harder to kill 19 children in one specific place with a car.

That is completely irrelevant. Laws are made for all, usually because a minority need controlling. So you have driving tests and laws limiting speed and require a license etc because some people need to be prevented from driving or doing stupid things with vehicles.

First try of my 2022 Saaz pilsner…

Silly question - when calibrating why are we starting with the highest sugar concentration and then diluting (so having to pour away). Isn’t it much easier to start with water and add sugar until you hit the required conc?

Lemon drop & citra pale ale

Another failed dry January…

Absolutely - the fact that they have a warm setting makes the dough rise much faster than doing it by hand.

Cheeky one while i start Christmas dinner (36 hour slow cooked brisket going in)

I used this one: https://brewgr.com/recipe/23621/kona-big-wave-golden-ale-clone-20-l-blonde-ale-recipe it’s pretty close to be fair.

Last night I cracked open a bottle of Kona Big Wave hoppy golden ale clone which has now been conditioning for nearly two months. First one was slightly cloudy but the rest were crystal clear. Nice and fresh, will be doing another in the new year.

Apparently they do a few but I’ve never tried them. https://www.brewdog.com/uk/shop/beer/style/stout

Punk IPA clone - original recipe.