http://profeng.forumotion.com/feed/? Latest topics Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:51:56 GMT 10 http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/13/67/11/03/pehead20.png http://profeng.forumotion.com/feed/? http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/comment-government-engineering-adviser-good-idea-or-not-t10.htm Admin Our PE comment this week chews over the question of a government chief engineering adviser and whether this is a good idea? What's your view? Have your say in this thread. This week's topics, debates, poll & more Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:42:22 GMT http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/comment-government-engineering-adviser-good-idea-or-not-t10.htm#19 http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/comment-government-engineering-adviser-good-idea-or-not-t10.htm http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/the-uk-government-s-budget-statement-t14.htm johnpullin ... sensible and prudent? Wildly optimistic? Missed opportunity? The last desperate throw of a man who'll be on job-seeker's allowance this time next year? Let us have your views. This week's topics, debates, poll & more Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:51:56 GMT http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/the-uk-government-s-budget-statement-t14.htm#28 http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/the-uk-government-s-budget-statement-t14.htm http://profeng.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f3/want-to-suggest-a-topic-for-discussion-t9.htm johnpullin Then post your ideas in reply to this thread, and the ones we like we'll put up as separate topics. Really fast. Well, that's the intention... General discussion Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:27:45 GMT http://profeng.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f3/want-to-suggest-a-topic-for-discussion-t9.htm#18 http://profeng.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f3/want-to-suggest-a-topic-for-discussion-t9.htm http://profeng.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f3/88-of-all-statistics-are-made-up-on-the-spot-too-true-to-be-funny-t13.htm damian.harty Notwithstanding the fact that I'm asked to reply to a topic to which I can't in fact reply, and notwithstanding the most appalling english I've come across for quite a while in the "terms and conditions" page, I'd really like to start a discussion on what I believe is a very important topic. In a strangely compelling article, the Times' David Aaronovitch quotes Dr David Murakami Wood as saying that actual numbers are unimportant, and that it would be “politically autistic to ... General discussion Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:56:08 GMT http://profeng.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f3/88-of-all-statistics-are-made-up-on-the-spot-too-true-to-be-funny-t13.htm#24 http://profeng.forumotion.com/general-discussion-f3/88-of-all-statistics-are-made-up-on-the-spot-too-true-to-be-funny-t13.htm http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/study-slams-waste-in-manufacturing-t12.htm Admin MIT study says that high-tech industries aren't as efficient as old-style manufacturing. What's your view? Have we lost flexibility by becoming cleverer in what we do? This week's topics, debates, poll & more Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:43:51 GMT http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/study-slams-waste-in-manufacturing-t12.htm#21 http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/study-slams-waste-in-manufacturing-t12.htm http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/motorway-stilts-debated-for-high-speed-rail-role-t11.htm Admin There's a possibility that new high-speed rail lines might be built in places over existing motorways. Is this a good idea or would it merely add road chaos to the existing transport infrastructure problems? This week's topics, debates, poll & more Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:40:13 GMT http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/motorway-stilts-debated-for-high-speed-rail-role-t11.htm#20 http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/motorway-stilts-debated-for-high-speed-rail-role-t11.htm http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/total-asks-for-industry-price-cuts-to-ease-pain-t6.htm Admin Oil price fall, weak pound and recession take toll on Lindsey refinery. But is asking suppliers to cut their prices the right way to turn things around? This week's topics, debates, poll & more Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:08:12 GMT http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/total-asks-for-industry-price-cuts-to-ease-pain-t6.htm#15 http://profeng.forumotion.com/this-week-s-topics-debates-poll-more-f1/total-asks-for-industry-price-cuts-to-ease-pain-t6.htm