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SIR – The steady worldwide growth of prosperity in the 19th century was attributable in good measure to a largely stable world order, underpinned by the economic and naval dominance of a single power – Great Britain. This stability was sufficient to keep in check lesser local conflicts such as German and Italian unification. The same was true of the period after 1945, except that the dominant power had become the United States. The intervening period of chaos and destruction, 1914-45, arose beca

SIR – The news that energy suppliers are to use smart meters as a means of charging higher tariffs at times of peak demand comes as no surprise.

Alan Phizacklea, Production Engineering Department Consultant, BAE Systems. An engineering challenge involving massive sections of submarines at BAE Systems’ Barrow shipyard which once took several days to complete can now be finished in just a matter of hours. Manoeuvring two pressure hull units – the ‘slices’ of submarines that are eventually joined together to create the completed craft – is a delicate operation. When both weigh several hundred tonnes yet need to be lined up with pinpoint accuracy, getting it right takes experience and precision. The new Central Yard Facili...