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Strange thought - does anyone else find the BBC News theme comforting? I actually find it a nice way to meditate for 90 seconds or so.

Yes in a similar way to if a cult encourages people to take their own life, should cult-like conspiracy influencers be held more accountable for deaths as herd immunity drops?

I would assume no, as none of Universals other parks have anything similar. In fact I think the only parks across Universal & Disney that has optional transport to other parts of the park is the castle parks with the train and Epcot with a boat. The Universal parks are generally smaller...

It won’t open with enough for a two day visit. Also it’s fairly centrally located so most people will just come for the day and then travel home. I don’t see it being any more of a two day park than any of the Merlin parks, ie on a very busy day the length of the queue stops you doing...

Or if they are posted elsewhere then link to the image directly or similar, acknowledging who took it.

I have added better context to my previous point, but I did not ask the question "why the existing S106 contributions from the housing developers weren't covering the cost of the Universal spec station." I asked why they weren't paying for the "station", so I've added the context to make it...

I never suggested the housing developers should pay for the upgrade and I don't think anyone else has either? Not sure why you are mentioning that. I think the government should be further investing in the railways and it shouldn't solely be solely up to developers either, it looks like from...

There was new roundabouts at Denstone, it converted two of the junctions towards Alton to roundabouts. Yes Alton village itself is still a bottleneck, but I think there was at least some benefit to driving to AT. I don't disagree completely, I think probably some infrastructure costs...

You could of course look at it as a £190m subsidy for JCB then.... I know realistically the road improvements didn't just benefit JCB or Alton Towers or the new housing, its a mixture of everything. But just balancing that transport improvements are often not just about one thing (although in...

Although there has in the past been road infrastructure improvements that have directly or indirectly helped Alton Towers and other parks. £190million was spent on roundabouts and new roads near Uttoxeter that significantly benefitted JCB and Alton Towers...

Thats a different way of bunging them some cash. The production companies get a tax break for production in the UK. Whereas for the Universal project we are talking about building a station (which was going to be built anyway, but now it needs to be bigger) with some other road upgrades and...

There is a pause for thought, all drugs are properly tested and checked by qualified people. They do peer-reviewed studies on them. It isn't just mixed up and injected into people, the scientists developing them carry out clinical trials and then pause for thought while their peers check it.

Realistically it won't have the same draw as Disneyland Paris. The Universal IPs aren't as big as Disney ones. It also won't have the same base of international transport and hotel availability. I think it will be popular, but 6-8million to start with feels more realistic.

I had assumed you'd ask, was more just sharing frustration that the barmen are so inflexible and the menu so poorly designed!

It won't be consistent all year though. Summer will be a bit busier, Halloween a lot busier and winter January February will be fairly quiet.

Could they not make it without the jelly sweets? Surely the cocktail doesn't require them to give the flavour, seems weird if they couldn't.

I know a lot of foamy cocktails traditionally use egg white to make them foam, but to have an entire menu that uses it is weird, did they specify that egg/dairy was the reasons? Some places have switched to vegan foamers (I've seen this one in the US...

I think if she genuinely did think the threat of a new entrant to the UK is an issue to her constituents she could raise concerns without looking like a luddite - "While I welcome the governments support of Universal opening in Bedfordshire, I would like to remind the Prime Minister of the 45...

Have any of these MPs voiced any concern in the past? I get your overall point that the timeframe for them to actually annul the legislation is poor, but there doesn't seem to be much evidence that any MP has any appetitle to reject the proposal? the MP for Bedford has published letters...

There has however been a significant amount of support for the project from local councillors. Yes the planning permission stage is removed, but has there been a single statement from any councillor against the overall project?