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You could use brick slips? External insulation is just about DIYable

When I had to cut a hole in thermalites I used a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade. Ruins the blade, but I used an old one. They are so soft you could use a bread knife

That shouldn't be an issue, as they will be filled with plaster. Even if they are foil backed boards, there will still be 2 layers of foil in the insulation stopping water vapour

The insulation boards should have expanding foam sprayed between the gaps, then aluminium tape over the joints.

That sounds sensible, and will be cheaper. Only downside is a bit more labour, but other savings should make up for that

I found the eco strip products worked pretty well. I was sceptical, as I associate paint stripping with nitromors from the 90s which burned, and did the job. Paint it on, cover in cling film and leave over night, and it stripped off about 8 layers of paint on my skirting no problem

I think the slurry has guidance that sbr is needed when applying it to certain surfaces. I had too use sbr when I used the slurry on a floor. Worth checking the ka website, as I remember it had guidelines on there

When I've done this before, I've just primed the bare brickwork with an acrylic primer then used foam to stick the insulation up, then foam again to attach the boards. Few screws across the boards and jobs a good one.

Yep. 400k capacity, which is the population of Bristol, which is mental

Close, but no

And I'm not counting roads as venues. I mean a single purpose built venue for sport

If you count France as a sporting venue, then no, as other countries with bigger populations have cycle races on the roads...

Maybe

Keeping the theme going.... What's the highest capacity sporting venue in the world?

Japanese baseball

Baseball I knew, as there are loads of games in a season, but no idea what's second.

Are either of them MLB (Major league baseball) or F1?

Ah, I thought it was a foul, not a free ball.

54?

154?