Speed Limits

On the day the French government announced plans to shave 10kmh of all its speed limits, I read in the Telegraph online that their British counterparts are toying with the idea of raising the maximum speed on motorways to 80mph. I'm sure there's something to be said about this and commit myself I shall, just as soon as I've written my Haute Pyrénées article and seen the ecxema on my hands heal; I can't tell you how much it hurts, and, if you're a pianist, it's not terribly practical...