Even nuclear can’t save us now…

When the Irish defenders of Aughrim Castle cracked open their ammunition boxes, they discovered that English musket balls were too big for their French flintlocks.

Oops…

So they fired their uniform buttons instead. Which didn’t have quite the desired impact…

No doubt half the soldiers blamed the English musket balls for being too big. The other half blamed the French flintlocks for being too small.

Both were missing the point. The musket balls and the flintlocks were just fine in their own right. It’s the fatal combination that was problematic. Fatal for the Irish, that is.

Today, we are making the same mistake with our energy policy. Nick Hubble and Sam Volkering are here to explain more...

https://pro.southbankresearch.com/m/2...