Coronavirus evidently gave Donald Trump extraordinary powers of endurance – but a dose of the same virus has eaten Boris Johnson’s brain.
Coronavirus evidently gave Donald Trump extraordinary powers of endurance – but a dose of the same virus has eaten Boris Johnson’s brain:
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce next week a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, the Financial Times has reported.
Britain had originally planned to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040, as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and in February Johnson brought this forward to 2035.
Get out your calculators, maths people.
The 2040 ban on adult private transport was announced in October 2018. About 450 days later, the ban was brought forward to 2035. And now, just 290 days later, the ban may be brought forward even further to 2030.
Given these announcement rates, how long will it take before Boris announces a ban on proper cars from next year? And how long until the ban is retrospective?
