MONEY’S SECRETS

This was originally published in 2014 and was written for my old friend Jim’s son William. It remains as pertinent now as it was then and, as the reader will gather, it is presented as something that a teenager could understand. There is a free pdf included below, along with a series of links...

Episode 56: Pumped Up

Each day, millions of gallons of water are pumped up at the Papplewick Pumping Station to be distributed to thousands of homes. Now pumped out with electric pumps, which replaced the still-functioning steam-powered ones, the station stands as a monument to the engineering and architectural abilities of our British ancestors. This is a special...