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And given that Ukraine probably got a sympathy vote in the public vote, without which, we could have come first. Am I alone in thinking that Olly Alexander could not sing - I believe he usually relies on Autotune which is (rightly) banned in this competition. His voice was weak, and you could...

Was the song 'A Little Bird' in 1978?

The other thing not mentioned so far is that if the parade is split because the barriers are starting to operate, then the first part of the parade must not stop until the rear marker has passed the crossing - we don't want to leave some of the parade stranded on the crossing!

If a train is halted at the level crossing in these circumstances with at least 3 minutes or more for the parade to clear the crossing, would it be reasonable for the parade to break, the parade organisers to phone the signalman to say you have halted, and allow the train to pass? Then seek the...

How many ICE vehicles are on the road? How many years will it take to produce enough EVs so that everyone has one, always assuming they could afford one? (Bearing in mind that the number of private EV buyers are declining as percentage of market share.) How many people had to buy compliant...

I can't believe that ICE car drivers will accept fuel duty, VAT on fuel + fuel duty, road tax and road pricing, whilst EV drivers only face road pricing. Surely road pricing can only be introduced if fuel duty, VAT on fuel + fuel duty and road tax were reduced or eliminated.

There's nothing on the Dumarey Group website about buses - just technology products. I wonder if they bought the company for their Intellectual Property rather than the buses themselves, although I thought the Mellor electric buses were just a rebadging of a Chinese product.

I was waiting on a train at Charing Cross when a pigeon hopped on and the doors shut automatically. I had to get up and open the doors, whereupon it happily hopped off. Otherwise a slam dunk 'entering a train without a ticket' !

For the integral BYD double decker? I thought there were orders for the BYD / E400, but I have not seen any orders for the integral BYD or the integral E400.

2L and back?

The reduction is some 10%, and accounts for most of the 12% deficit. Can't see it improving if more and more cars are compliant. Not looking good!

That one definitely would have delayed Reginald, who boarded at Norbiton. (Unless he went the long way round). I doubt even Reginald would have thought of that one (unless I'm missing the point completely :'( )

Does that mean that the number of £12.50s has reduced, scuppering the Mayor's income stream?

All electric /hydrogen is a non-starter - few people can afford the high purchase prices other than companies with benefits-in-kind. A lot of the issue is people from outside London travelling in for work, particularly hospital staff and hospitality staff. They are on low wages, can't afford to...

No maintenance facilities?