At the time pre covid this was not really a known factor for the future .. like Putrids war! and we were pretty stable energy wise..... This is a on going, negotiated Brexit thing and has a 10 year timetable to allow the EU opportunities to adjust to developing their own areas to fish in [ coastal ] problem is his failings are very few almost all projects he instigated are moving forward [ nothing to do with tax NI] The nature of the beast "has a low belief in what he achieves" bit like UN having veto! he listens to others rather than making his own mind up! All through start of the "absurdedly named " partygate he was adamant his advice from others was it is fine ... whilst it wasnt really, his belief in his advisors was paramount. These are unfinished ongoing things... the infighting and constant attacks from OPPOSITION REGARDING covid/ etc's denied discussion and parliament time .. so apportion the blame to all parties and all MP'S!!!
The UK is heavily reliant on gas to produce electricity, with gas-fired power stations generating more than 40% of the country's electricity. It also imports electricity from the Continental Europe. The National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO) - which manages the grid in England, Scotland and Wales - said Russia's invasion of Ukraine had created "unprecedented turmoil and volatility" in the energy markets. Gas flows from Russia to Europe have been all but cut off, leaving countries scrambling for alternative supplies. Although Britain is far less reliant on Russian gas than mainland Europe, it could still suffer knock-on effects from any shortfalls in supplies on the continent, National Grid said. from time to time little chinks in the armour let arrows penetrate knights of old! Today snippets of news help build a picture, and penetrate the information block we get fed! ... the above just released shows our dependence on gas not just for central heating boilers but to heat the water in our electric kettles! I was aware [ published on here some info regarding gas ] but didnt know our dependence was so critical! 40% from gas... less than 20% from Nuclear so 40% from solar and wind and from EU. [known about the French connection since 70's 80's they have a lot of hydro ] Hydro we do have a couple of sources AND GENERATES <3% so all counts!
Our reliance on gas to generate electricity needs to be addressed ASAP, both main political parties have been guilty of allowing us to get into this situation and it isn’t good enough. To be slightly party political the Tory’s should allow on shore wind farms.
on shore or off shore? there is vast swathes of off shore already and some, big ones, still being built. On shore there is 000's! when I go to NW Scotland I tend to "count things" [ not sheep, I need to stay awake! ] on a couple of previous trips along with a passenger M5/ M6 /M74/ A9/ M9/ then road to ULLAPOOL we managed to get around 850 .. just from those roads some on my side were missed. [ count was fairly accurate on the number though] Imagine we only see about a few miles either side and the country is 50 or 60 miles! None counted for Wales of course! and none off the coast! so there must be well over 7, 000? ON LAND? British grid electricity in 2020[1] Natural gas (34.5%) Wind (24.8%) Nuclear (17.2%) Imports (8.4%) Biomass (6.5%) Solar (4.4%) Hydro (1.6%) Coal (1.6%) Storage (0.5%) found this table interesting!
the bio mass includes wood chip and a Canadian company is cutting down ancient forest in BC to fuel the one near LEEDS!!!!
We had our chance in the 1980s when Maggie's government considered building a hydro dam for the second Severn crossing. As usual with Tory policies they went with the ‘quick fix’ cheap option - then promptly sold it (the bridge) off to the French.
Gary Neville, darling of the left and Starmer's new best friend has signed up to promote the Qatar charade. Staggering hypocrisy.
Nicola Sturgeon has told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg she "detests" the Tories, but would make the effort to work with Prime Minister Liz Truss. Asked who she would rather have as prime minister, Scotland's First Minister said she would have no difficulty choosing between a Tory or a Labour government. Despite indicating a preference for Labour, she added a caveat that "being better than the Tories is not a high bar to cross". Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi responded to Ms Sturgeon's comments later on the same programme. He said: "I think that language is really dangerous". Ms Sturgeon said the "vast majority" of Scots would take part in a "lawful referendum" if the court paved the way for that, regardless of what position UK ministers take. And she said her "last resort" option would be to use a future general election as a single-issue vote on independence. She said: "That is not my preference, but we have to have an alternative. "If the route by which it would be right to consider and decide this issue - a lawful constitutional referendum - is blocked by Westminster because they fear the democratic choice of the people of Scotland then for me and the SNP the choice is simple. "We put the case to people in an election or we give up on Scottish democracy. And I want to be clear today I will never give up on Scottish democracy." My opinion / comments on observations Well good news then! Scotland is part of a democratic union so why try and turn it into something unique. The weeks after the last referendum and the SNP was wanting another referendum ... bit like the remain Brexiteers! Problem is up there "news and info is lacking" certain areas [ like where I go voted to not to leave EU BUT VOTED against leaving the union ] Building up a fervour of leave in the 2 main centres of population is a issue really of the "herd mentality" back then was watching a news programme in cousins house on way home and the reporter was in Hamilton interviewing how people voted ... a large % voted leave UK but asked why? a lot stated "I dont know really, everyone else seemed to be saying the same, so I voted that way" cant remember numbers but interviewed were about 8 -10 people can remember at least avid leave and probably 2 maybe 3 stay .. most of the rest voted leave [ without a personal opinion of why/ consequences ] LOOK FORWARD TO TOMORROWS SPEECH
Ms Sturgeon later told the BBC she did not regret her choice of words, which were not about individuals or Tory voters. The Scottish first minister clarified that when she had said she "detests" the Tories, she was "referring to Tory policies and values that do a lot of damage". However, when then asked if she would prefer a Labour or Tory government, Ms Sturgeon said: "I detest the Tories and everything they stand for so it's not difficult to answer that question." a bit like having your Haggis wrapped in artificial skin and sheeps stomach lining! or bread buttered on both sides! But when asked if she wanted to see Sir Keir in Downing Street, she told Laura Kuenssberg that "being better than the Tories is not a high bar to cross right now". She said: "I think we need to see more of a radical alternative from Labour rather than just a pale imitation.
SNP are a left of centre party, part of the reason they use to justify leaving the union is Scotland hardly ever vote for anything other than a socialist government, but rarely get one. I’m not saying I want Scotland to leave, because I don’t, but she does have a point. Obviously she’d prefer Labour politics to Tory’s, but as Labour aren’t agreeing to a Scottish referendum , she’s not overly happy with them either.
In amongst all the "media postings" of the last few days it is all hypocritical she prefers TORIES TO LABOUR because of.... then detests tories but trips herself up by answering just their policies then states it all tories and then as highlighted above in text states / confirms labour is simply adopting the discarded policies of the tories! We are to far away from the real story about "INDYREF" down here [ south of border ] go up and mix in and it is we want to leave .... but no argument put forward economically ... probably because if they did [ properly no corners hidden ] it would be nightmare ... debt they are in, things they "gift" to the population tenuous [ uk.gov partly fund them ] actual "profit of their own economy" is less than needed to supply what they offer ... etc
If you took a straw poll I wonder how many English people think Sturgeon is detestable ? I reckon it would be quite a high percentage Let her have her referendum but take it out of the billions they’re given by Westminster every year And what’s her plan if the people of Scotland don’t wish to leave the UK which polls suggest the slight majority don’t Either way I’m sick of her
Another of my weak points. Can someone explain what's wrong with the Scots or the Welsh, if they want, doing their own thing.
