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[scruff1] 06/10/2024 17:20

Its probably got it beaten. Agreed. What the Derbyshire malarkey shows is how little understanding those in charge have of what they are in charge of. Just like those in charge of the nation and how many of those in the current cabinet have never had a job or a life outside politics/education. Its no wonder that are in a right tangle. They havent a clue. The Chagos islands farce sums em up perfectly

[freddie01] 06/10/2024 15:07

Record number of migrants cross the English Channel in a single day with more than 970 in 17 small boats.

[stonedyou] 06/10/2024 14:39

Military operation in Ukraine6 Oct, 07:55

Su-34 destroys Kiev forces’ stronghold in Kursk border area — Russian Defense Ministry

Having received confirmation from intelligence about the destruction of personnel and a stronghold of the Ukrainian armed forces, the crew safely returned to the airfield of departure

MOSCOW, October 6. /TASS/. A Su-34 fighter-bomber destroyed a stronghold and personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces in the border area of Kursk region with aerial bombs equipped with a universal gliding and correction module, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The crew of the Su-34 multifunctional supersonic fighter-bomber of the Aerospace Forces struck personnel and a stronghold of the Ukrainian armed forces in the border area of Kursk region. <...> Having received confirmation from intelligence about the destruction of personnel and a stronghold of the Ukrainian armed forces, the crew safely returned to the airfield of departure," the ministry says.

[stonedyou] 06/10/2024 14:21

Max Blumenthal : Iran/Israel: Who Provoked Whom?

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Max Blumenthal : Iran/Israel: Who Provoked Whom?

[scruff1] 06/10/2024 13:30

UK govt hasnt been interested in green hydrogen as far as Im aware. Was invested in ITM for a while but got out as its currently going nowhere. Their board isnt a happy place at the moment. Germany and Oz seem to be where there is most interest. I would have thought hydrogen would have made more of a splash. Lord Bamford (JCB) is really into it and sees it as the future for heavy machinery and artics. Cant ever see them being run with battery power.

[joestalin] 06/10/2024 13:12

From Migration Watch:-

Mass migration is wiping out economic gains: the numbers don’t lie
Britons are seeing their living standards fall, despite economic growth. Official data from the ONS reveals that GDP per head shrank by 0.3% from April to June this year, compared to 2022. Why? A surge in net migration.

As we wrote last week and the week before, the myth of mass migration boosting prosperity has collapsed. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) recently showed that a “low-wage migrant” costs the taxpayer a staggering £150,000 by age 66, £500,000 by age 80 and £1.2 million if they live to 100. Meanwhile, the UK is stuck with the worst GDP per capita growth since the 1970s. [comment: this is the third week we are saying this. Necessary?]

Net migration hit 685,000 in 2023 (and 764,000 in 2022) so where’s the benefit? Productivity is flat, the welfare bill is soaring, and our infrastructure is crumbling under pressure. The OBR calls this a “dilution of capital stock” – more people than our systems can handle. Our population is increasing at the rate of a city the size of Birmingham every couple of years, or so, our resources and infrastructure simply can’t cope with this sort of growth.

And it’s not just economic pressure. Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick warned that migrant crime data are being hidden from the public. While countries like Denmark release data on migrant crime rates, in the UK, 12% of the prison population is foreign-born, yet deportations remain pitifully low.

While the ONS itself is failing to track key data on migrants. This lack of transparency is leaving us in the dark. Our policymakers need to listen to public concerns about mass migration. The public now regard immigration as their top concern. They want net migration well below 100,000 per year and limited to those who will add value to our society. And they want to help genuine asylum seekers as much as our resources will allow. What they most certainly do not want is an open invitation to the world’s poor to make their way to our door. As we have often said, living standards do not improve by simply growing the economy while GDP per head remains the same or shrinks.

Take London, for example. Rapid population growth puts a huge strain on housing, services, roads, and public transport, driving up land and housing costs. The British taxpayer often foots the bill, whether through higher taxes or subsidies to make housing more affordable.

Some argue that these pressures can be eased by building more homes, schools, hospitals, and roads. But the scale of immigration and the speed of the population growth it leads to is so great that it’s impossible for investment and planning to keep pace. As Emeritus Professor of Economics at Cambridge Robert Rowthorn has pointed out, finding suitable land could come at a high environmental or material cost.

[gotnorolex] 06/10/2024 12:05

Religious hostilities (the three Abrahamic) in the middle east will go on till the end of time!
Question is who's end of time?

[utrickytrees] 06/10/2024 10:45

Think there's a bit more to it, certainly at Teeside than carbon capture. There doing stuff with Hydrogen aswell. They're doing carbon capture already in the States & Europe from what little I've read although don't know any details. What struck me is the size of the Teeside facility it massive & they're planning something similar at Liverpool Bay?

[tygarreg] 06/10/2024 10:28

Very interesting Laura Keunesberg this morning. The whole situation is so complicated and it's easy for west to be critical of Israel but really if our neighbours continually sent rockets into UK asking for a non Cristian enclave to create a two state solution in UK, lobbing rockets in 24v7. How would we react.I think there is a cease fire solution whereby Hamas/ Hezbolah/ Iran stop lobbing in rockets, give the hostages back and ask for peace then Israel would agree or be persuaded to stop retaliatory strikes! The ball is in their court.

[utrickytrees] 06/10/2024 08:37

It's 1B/ year over 20yrs, which is probably quite a prudent way of doing it. The Teeside development is massive so 1B wouldn't be a significant % of the overall cost. SMR's are being subsidised in a similar way and are not yet at a working prototype stage. UK energy strategy must have been committed to years ago to get this level of commitment by BP & the yanks. As I say better than subsidise the likes of Nissan/ Toyota on the face of it.

[scruff1] 06/10/2024 07:58

Actually getting people to work on non profit, non productive government projects is possibly one way although in true socialist style and expensive one of getting people on benefits to do something for their money - unlike those in town halls. Its good to use up public funds anyway - good excuse to raise taxes. Are all holes in govt £22bn or is that as far as they can count?

[xxxxxy] 05/10/2024 20:35

Suggest VOTE REFORM....