On Jan 4, 11:34 am, Malcolm wrote:

Mr Corbyn also forecast a storm over Christmas, and that failed
to materialise. "

And yet there were terrible things happening earth-wide in those far
off days of yore.

Perhaps I could make a more lucid defence for the man if I actually
read some of his stuff. OTOH, one ponders how useful it is to have a
five day forecast.

What exactly does a hyper accurate forecast allow anyone serious to
do?

Take a trip abroad?
Bring the washing in?
Put off going shopping until later?
Take a walk instead of a bus?
Wear a coat to work?

But if you knew weeks or months in advance that there was a cold spell
due at a certain date give or take a week or so?

How much would that save local councils?

Put it another way:

How much better is it to have a general pattern of trends for the year
ahead?

Farmers would know what sort of crops to plant, when to fertilize when
to spray pesticiedes, move the sheep to lower ground.

Shops would know what stocks to get in, what to sell off cheap when to
supply and when to buy.

People would have an idea what cash group their bills are going to be
in, when to fill the freezer, when to have a wedding, when not to
party at which pop festivals -which will have alternate dates for
venues..

And how does that add up to a bad thing? Is Mr Corbyn advocating that
the Met Office be shut down and the inhabitants of Bracknell carted
off to some god forsaken place like Exi... oh.