You might not have bothered to follow the ongoing leadership contest for the British Conservative Party - as the fourth contest in five years, it’s kind of lost its shine. But indeed, a leadership election is ongoing. Against their better judgment, six candidates have stood to become the next leader of the Conservative Party. After four rounds of voting amongst Conservative MPs, two candidates have made it to the final run-off before the wider party membership. You’d think a crushing electoral defeat (their worst ever ) would be enough to push the party in the direction of reform - instead, it has just pushed the party in the direction of Reform, the UK’s new far-right party, headed by Nigel Farage. But who needs ultra-right populist parties when you have the Conservatives? Having lost a significant portion of their vote share to Reform, the solution the Conservatives have come up with is to become just as bad themselves. The two candidates vying to become Leader of the Oppositio...
In Maine, the American lobster is considered a delicious holiday food and an indulgent delicacy. Last year, Maine fisherman caught 93.8 million pounds of lobsters. But besides being a dinnertime favourite, lobsters boast an impressive resume of surviving and thriving. What a shame, then, that so many meet their end at the hands of hungry restaurant-goers. H. americanus, found in waters from Labrador to North Carolina, sometimes dwells in shallow water but is more abundant in deeper water down to 366 metres (1,200 feet). Lobsters caught in shallow water weigh about 0.45 kg (about one pound) and are about 25 cm (about 10 inches) long. They are caught usually in lobster pots—cages baited with dead fish. In deeper water, they weigh about 2.5 kg (about 5.5 pounds) and are often caught by trawling. - Encyclopedia Britannica Survival against all odds Lobsters are engaged in a constant fight for survival throughout their lives. Lobsters hatch from thousands of eggs laid by female...