I agree 100%.
Initially I assumed that this was a typical Daily Mail piece. But no, I'm sorry to say that it's a BBC article.
How standards have fallen!
The Earth will be (or already was) destroyed by the Vogons, to make way for a galactic highway. It will happen on a Thursday.
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IIRC the people were given a choice: Vote to accept the new constitution, written by the military, and we can return to democracy or; remain under military rule for an indefinite period. Hobson's choice.
I recently helped my wife open a WISE account and I have my UK state pension paid into it, so that she can get used to using it. When I die her widows pension (from my private pension) will be paid into her WISE account.
If you need sheet material you could look at Viva Board. It's a compressed woodchip with cement.
Termites don't eat it, it's waterproof, and can be cut with a saw, hold a screw (with pre-drilled holes). Comes in several thicknesses.