Monthly Archives: November 2019

Car Culture: The Tesla Cybertruck

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in the car world, plus some good bits No sooner had Elon Musk, mega-boss of the Tesla electric car company, announced  his electric car company than the predators known as the giant car … Continue reading →

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Car Culture: Freezing Windscreens

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Your weekly look at all that sucks in the car world, plus some good bits The heated windscreen was invented some years ago but few car manufacturers install them as standard or offer them as an extra. Every morning on … Continue reading →

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Le Mans 66 – a review

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Grouse Beater

An idle boast: as the only independence blogger in the whole UK to bring readers a weekly news bulletin on what the iffy car industry is up to that affects our environment, economy, jobs, and engineering innovation, I am delighted to bring you … Continue reading →

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Destroying Scotland

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Regular readers know I take great pains to write informed and informative articles and essays, the latter as well researched as I have time to spare or can read my foxed notes of yesteryear. Empirical evidence is the best way … Continue reading →

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Car News: Brexit what dunnit

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Your weekly look at all that sucks in the car world, plus some good bits Man of surprises, Elon Musk, Tesla’s unstoppable boss, has said categorically -stressed here for the benefit of doubting union readers – Brexit uncertainty played a … Continue reading →

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Corrupting Education

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Grouse Beater

There is renewed interest in the efficacy or otherwise of removing charitable status from Britain’s private schools, (also known as independent schools) many of them in Scotland. There origins lie in wealthy Victorian philanthropists following the philosophy of John Stuart Mill … Continue reading →

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Car Culture: Drop that Phone!

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Your weekly look at how the car dominates our lives, plus some good bits Have you got into the habit yet of pulling over to the kerb to use your iPhone? Not yet installed a hands free unit, such as … Continue reading →

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