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Teller of truths. Energy tech/bizdev/strategy consultant, adviser and columnist. Motorsport not football.

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CVA-01 - Wikipedia

The Royal Navy's problems aren't recent and not unique to Keir Starmer's govt. In reality their problems go back to the 1960s and a much earlier Labour govt.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVA-01#....

13.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sarwar is a lying Labour scumbag and I hope he loses his seat in May, so desperate to pin anything on SNP govt he would lie about a disaster, utter scum.
#LabourScum
#LabourLiars
#SarwarIsScum

13.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Unexpectedly?

13.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

And just to remind people, GamerGate wasn’t an anomaly. It was a symptom.

13.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 336 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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UK economy failed to grow in January ahead of Iran war Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.

UK economy failed to grow in January ahead of Iran war.

Neoliberalism has failed.

Need new economic strategy. Redistribute income/wealth. Too many struggling.

Profiteering pushing people into poverty. Nationalise essentials.

Govt to invest directly in infrastructure, new industries.

13.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 273 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

Set it up.. I'll sign.

12.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk’s Tesla given go-ahead to supply electricity in Great Britain Ofgem licence means firm can replicate Texas setup of powering homes, businesses and EVs

I’ve never started a petition but I’d like to launch one to stop this. How do I do that?

12.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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As the story of the Cabinet leak at last hits Scottish news sites, albeit in a very minor way, and exposing Starmers plans to expand and enforce his inchoate "Muscular Unionism", this came to mind.

A statement never truer than today!....

11.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is probably the biggest problem the UK and particularly Scotland has and it's why I believe that reforming the financial sector should be the first priority of an independent Scotland and something RUK needs to tackle as well.......

The Enemy Within.... my March column for @energyvoice.com

11.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A wonderful Michelle Obama lore:

Once, the Obamas dined at a restaurant when they learned the chef used to be Michelle's high school boyfriend

Barack joked,

"If you were still with him, you could have been the owner of this nice restaurant."

Michelle replied,

"No. If I were still with him, he would have been President of the United States."

A wonderful Michelle Obama lore: Once, the Obamas dined at a restaurant when they learned the chef used to be Michelle's high school boyfriend Barack joked, "If you were still with him, you could have been the owner of this nice restaurant." Michelle replied, "No. If I were still with him, he would have been President of the United States."

10.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Green Hydrogen Technocampus Under Construction at Toulouse Francazal Airport If you’ve been following Europe’s green hydrogen buzz, you probably know that Occitanie has quietly become one of the hottest spots in the game. Back in 202

Green Hydrogen Technocampus Under Construction At Toulouse Francazal Airport – Hydrogen Fuel News www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/green-hydrog...

10.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A study of social media content 18-24-year olds see in #Finland, #France and #Romania shows that algorithms overwhelmingly feed them right-wing political content - whether or not the users are interested.

Three country average for right wing content was 58% - in Finland, 67%!

yle.fi/a/74-20214134

10.03.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 299 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 19

And they haven't achieved "regime change" which is what the world and the people of Iran really need so overall the entire operation is a failure.

10.03.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
IMHO: Trump’s Historic Fiction On 9/11
IMHO: Trump’s Historic Fiction On 9/11 YouTube video by GBH News

Trump lied about 9/11. Never forget. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEIp...

09.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UK 'must deliver emergency support' amid new cost-of-living crisis, SNP say THE Labour Government must bring in an emergency cost-of-living support package to help people deal with food and fuel price rises sparked by the…

UK 'must deliver emergency support' amid new cost crisis,

THE Labour Government must bring in an emergency cost-of-living support package to help people deal with food and fuel price rises sparked by the US-Israel war in the Middle East, the SNP have said.πŸ‘‡

www.thenational.scot/news/2592061...

09.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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It's nonsense Stephen. It would be impossible to displace lost imports with new N Sea production.. If we want energy security and resilience we need technology like this www.h2gremm.com/en/concept/

08.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lebanon says nearly 400 killed in Israeli strikes as US urges Iranians to 'stay at home' - follow live Iranians describe scenes in Tehran after oil depots were struck, with one woman telling the BBC

Are we looking at another Israeli genocide in Lebanon?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

08.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Norwegian start-up raises €15m for β€˜solid-state’ hydrogen storage system that heats homes in winter using summer’s solar power The technology converts excess solar energy to hydrogen that is then stored in an unidentified solid material

Raising this amount of money for a manufacturing start up is some achievement. Doubt it would be possible in Scotland.

It's also exactly the technology we need....

www.hydrogeninsight.com/innovation/n...

08.03.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We could have used this to produce biogas..

08.03.2026 10:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We need to open a solar cell factory in Scotland....

07.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The boys have decided spring has arrived in Aberdeenshire..

07.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Price of first class stamps to rise to Β£1.80 Royal Mail says the increase reflects the rise in delivery costs, but the move angers consumer groups.

Privatization picking our pockets.

Another Royal Mail price hike: Form 7 April 2026 1st class postage price Β£1.80, 2nd class 91p.

When privatized in 2013 by Tory/LibDem Govt: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.

RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Fines passed to customers. Execs get bonuses.

06.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 390 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 13
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How democratic is the UK? The UK has a crisis of democracy

UK democracy in action

The state unable/unwilling to provide people with clean water, timely healthcare, social care, decent housing, pension, affordable education, energy, decent roads.

Corporate profits guaranteed through PFI, privatisations, outsourcing, subsidies, regulatory inaction.

06.03.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 325 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 8

They would be Chinese solar panels, I assume

07.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What happens when China decides that Ukraine's destruction of Russia's oil production and Iran's destruction of gulf production due to US/Israeli attacks is going to damage China's economy?

Think they'll wring their hands and clutch their pearls

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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71K views Β· 1K reactions | The Diplomat - Season 2 - Episode 6 #Dreadnought #IndyRef2 Scottish CND SNP CND πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Scotland Target πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Scotland Bullseye 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Independent Scotland & a Conventional M... The Diplomat - Season 2 - Episode 6 #Dreadnought #IndyRef2 Scottish CND SNP CND πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Scotland Target πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Scotland Bullseye 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Independent Scotland & a Conventional Military Base...

All this is true but it's also an example of how an independent Scotland gains influence, respect and economic benefit......... Think about it.

www.facebook.com/reel/2158192...

05.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Pratt: America is hell bent on dragging the unwary into Iran attacks A LITTLE side story, but still one of real significance, caught my eye in the Israeli press this week

β€˜That the CIA has been courting Iranian Kurds to take the fight into Iran on America’s behalf, I can’t help feel that once again the Kurds are about to be taken for geopolitical mugs and served up as US cannon fodder.’- Today’s column πŸ‘‡
www.thenational.scot/politics/259...

05.03.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big money has bought British politics

75% of Reform’s money has come from three rich white men

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

05.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 510 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 24

"Your computer will not work, at all, unless you pay us regular protection-money; and while you're paying that, we're ripping off your data to run a lie-machine."

04.03.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0