Retired Englishman in Scotland, contributing to the Scottish economy. Don't want to live in an indy Scotland. SNP are incompetent chancers. Atheist.
Near Aberdeen.
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Richard retweeted
More evidence of foolishness of Net Zero
It always needs backup
So costs will always be higher
Have policymakers in the EU, the UK and US states never heard of El Hierro?
A small island with 11,000 residents and plenty of wind. An ideal testing ground for the promise of 100% renewable electricity, before making millions of people depend on it.
They installed wind turbines with more than twice the island’s average electricity demand in capacity, plus pumped hydro storage. Yet in 2025, this system supplied just 44% of its electricity. Diesel supplied the rest.
@mhtncontrarian explains why: during prolonged periods of low wind, the upper reservoir empties. Then the diesel generators have to take over.
If this setup cannot deliver on its promise on a small, windy island, why are politicians so confident it will work on a vastly larger scale?
They keep pushing ahead, with millions of people’s electricity supply at stake.
Richard retweeted
Broughty Ferry deserves so much better.
Today I was denied entry into the West Bank, alongside other parliamentary colleagues from across Europe as part of a @ProgIntl delegation.
We were held for 8 hours, interrogated and ultimately prevented from crossing the border.
I came to stand alongside Palestinians being attacked for harvesting olives on their own land. Instead, we were turned away, with no reason given.
More than ever, Palestinians are being subject to terror and violence by the IDF and illegal settlers. Increased blockades, demolitions and unthinkable violence have become the norm for Palestinians in the West Bank.
It is more important now than ever that we bear witness and show our solidarity.
But we were prevented from doing so.
I will continue to do everything I can to apply pressure on the Netanyahu government, and those responsible for the persecution and genocide of the Palestinian people.
Zealots, the lot of them.
Have policymakers in the EU, the UK and US states never heard of El Hierro?
A small island with 11,000 residents and plenty of wind. An ideal testing ground for the promise of 100% renewable electricity, before making millions of people depend on it.
They installed wind turbines with more than twice the island’s average electricity demand in capacity, plus pumped hydro storage. Yet in 2025, this system supplied just 44% of its electricity. Diesel supplied the rest.
@mhtncontrarian explains why: during prolonged periods of low wind, the upper reservoir empties. Then the diesel generators have to take over.
If this setup cannot deliver on its promise on a small, windy island, why are politicians so confident it will work on a vastly larger scale?
They keep pushing ahead, with millions of people’s electricity supply at stake.
£21 a year? Really?
BBC News - Healey pledges cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes'
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6d9…
Selfish twat.
SNP Depute leader Keith Brown - “every single penny” from the UK Government’s new energy wealth fund “should be spent on Scotland’s renewables future”, not English nuclear news.stv.tv/north/snp-says-u…
Easy. Call a general election and stick it in your manifesto.
Fair do's
BBC News - Board of Deputies of British Jews declares Greens to be racist party
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckx2…
Hell of a lot of whataboutery in the replies.
💥 Scotland’s hidden army of public sector ‘ghost workers’ whose jobs no longer exist but cannot be made redundant.
💰Staff have spent as long as 17 years on full pay without a fixed job, costing taxpayers tens of millions.
thetimes.com/article/c654f4a…
SNP? Surprised?
Absolutely not.
Major investigation from The Sunday Times - the Scottish state is paying a minimum of £27m a year to around 800 public sector workers, in the NHS, councils, police etc who do not have a job, but they cannot be made redundant owing to SNP policy
thetimes.com/uk/scotland/art…
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The Scottish Government needs to get out of the way of local councils, and let them get on with attracting investment and jobs. Blocked yet again, the council first approved this project 8 years ago!
SNP Ministers have scuppered the Coul Links golf course near Dornoch. A major development that would have added £12m a year to the local economy of East Sutherland and created 400 new jobs.
Coul Links was overwhelmingly support by the local community. This was the wrong decision and yet another example of Edinburgh Ministers running roughshod over Highland communities.
As long as China and India are building coal fired power stations at pace, you can take your whinging and shove it where the sun doesn't shine.
We are in a climate emergency & yet the government just approved Jackdaw.
As Green MPs, we've tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to keep fossil fuels in the ground (including Rosebank) and to focus on things that would actually lower bills & create secure jobs.
ALT Image shows a screenshot of the motion title and the MPs that have signed it - showing all five Green Party MPs
ALT Image shows a screenshot of an Early Day Motion 'Drilling at Jackdaw'. The Motion Text reads: "That this House notes that the UK Government’s decision to license new drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea is at odds with their 2024 manifesto commitment not to issue licences to explore new fields because they will not take a penny off bills and cannot make us energy secure; believes that this decision ignores the climate science consensus and the UN’s warning that immediate and sustained cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are crucial to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown; further notes that Jackdaw is projected to contribute just 2% of UK gas demand at most over its lifetime, will only create 27 direct full-time jobs and, according to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, does not solve the problem of affordability; further believes that the only way to achieve genuine energy sovereignty is to get the UK off fossil fuels as fast as possible..."
Where are these people educated that they turn into brainless morons.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum has removed Egyptian mummies from display because there was no 'informed consent from the deceased individual'👇
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#Exclusive #Scotland #Glasgow #Museums #EgyptianMummies #Woke @MailOnlineScot
Would that be the political minion who surrounded herself with a very effective PR team. Who spent more time pushing gender bollox than anything else. Also adept at deleting incriminating WhatsApp messages.
Hypocrisy on stilts. Always someone else to blame.
You're a net zero nutcase.
About time
BBC News - bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw8rzgvl…
UK government approves Jackdaw gas field, and says production will start this month - follow live - BBC News
