Interesting Links for 16-11-2021

HS2 rail extension to Leeds set to be scrapped

(tags:hs2 uk OhForFucksSake trains transport )

Brexit: Tariffs paid on £9.5bn of UK exports to EU despite Boris Johnson's claim of 'tariff-free' deal

(tags:uk europe trade doom )

Iraq, Trump, Brexit - The Difficult Decisions of A Conflicted Civil Servant

(tags:UK Europe USA politics torture Iraq war CivilService )

UK threw away 600,000 vaccine doses after letting them go past their expiry date

(tags:UK waste Pandemic vaccine OhForFucksSake )

Fact Check: Scotland's electricity consumption isn't 100% renewable

(tags:renewables Scotland facts )

The second COVID jab is much safer for children if you leave it until 12 weeks after the first one

(tags:Pandemic vaccination children UK )

Rotating! segmented! 3D! Mobius strip!

(tags:optical_illusion awesome video )

What kind of weird connectors do sex machines use?

(tags:sex technology )

Renew with us or your credit score suffers, US ISP warns

(tags:wtf business USA internet )

The "c" word - why "corruption" is the accurate word for describing what the United Kingdom government is doing

(tags:corruption UK )

Violent storms unleash hordes of venomous scorpions in Egypt

(tags:weather Egypt animals headline viaDanielDWilliam )