Peace is something we should aim for, but whether or not we build these, our enemies probably will. We can diplomatically fight for peace, but that only works if we have leverage - only works if we have the bigger stick.

While I could imagine reasons to protest against “space radar dishes” it seems that these radar dishes are to be situated down on the ground. They already have nuclear weapons, you know. It’s probably okay if they have radar too.

This one mildly surprised me — possibly even more so than NIMBYs blocking solar farms and Green MPs opposing green infrastructure in their constituencies — given the industrial presence in Pembs that locals are pretty enthusiastic about. Our culture of Citizens Against Virtually Everything (CAVE) appears pretty pervasive though, and I really hope it’s something we’ll see tackled through this Parliamentary period.

I hope DARC gets rammed through regardless of such opposition, that we massively revamp the Town and Country Planning Act and Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, and that we become gradually more comfortable as a country with actually building and doing stuff from time to time.

How is building defensive detection technology anti-peace?

Funny how there’s always a magic money tree for war, but not to stop pensioners from freezing. Guess we have to stop the Russians from taking our foodbanks.