Behavioral Philosopher & student of times; ever-fascinated by the grand chaotic swirl of human interaction. Political centrist. Lover of music.
London, England
Joined September 2009
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Let's look at Reality. Firstly, please remember that it is both time- and space-bound. That river you see was a small stream long ago and may vanish hereafter. The boiling temperature of water depends on how far you are above sea level. Easy enough start, right?
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The UK *nominated* Iran to join this committee.
Why @Ed_Miliband? Is this what you shook hands over?
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A ten year government Plan is useless without the Spending Review now delayed to an unspecified date next year. What will the Plan say about Defence where it rests on when, if and by how much they boost spending?
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Needing management consultants to design a government ten year Plan is a waste of money. Ministers should decide the aims and work with civil servants already on the payroll on how to achieve them.
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Over 98% of UK businesses don’t export goods to the EU.
Yet Andy Burnham is about to punish them for the less than 2% who do.
Using the official facts we show why the EU can hardly wait for the Summit next week:
facts4eu.org/news/2026_nov_E…
Pls re-post!
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Oh look. The UK government is giving itself powers to restrict lawful behaviour then imprison citizens for disobeying.
What could possibly go wrong?
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The right to enter, work or study in Britain is a privilege of real value.
Where foreign governments refuse to take back their illegal immigrants, their ministers and officials should find their access to Britain subject to new conditions.
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This is government gaslighting to a high degree.
1. It’s not a new announcement. The Norfolk East and West offshore wind projects were announced earlier this year as part of the AR7 round of contracts.
2. No way does it bring down prices. Those behind it, energy giant RWE + global investors KKR, were guaranteed an above-market strike price of £91.20/MWh based on 2024 prices — indexed linked for 20 years. That guarantee is already worth £97/MWh in 2026. This is v expensive energy.
3. What is new is that the costs of developing offshore wind have soared. So the government has now had to chip in £1 billion of the £12 billion investment needed from the National Wealth [Destruction] Fund. So more state subsidy on top of the massive subsidies for two foreign companies implicit in the price guarantees embedded in AR7.
4. Far from cheaper electricity this embeds high-cost electricity in the system for 20 years.
5. So much for the Chancellor’s Budget pledge to ‘only build new projects when they lower prices’. This does the opposite — and at enormous expense to the taxpayer and electricity user.
Gaslighting indeed.
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I'm often told that I exaggerate the problems with European hate speech laws and free speech restrictions more generally. But the consequences can no longer be ignored by those who genuinely care about free and open societies.
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Those who stay should share the country's laws and values.
Vetting and binding integration requirements as a condition of settlement. Singapore and Denmark show the model.
restorationmanifesto.com/#po…
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IN FULL: Every Common Item Set to Be Banned in Britain Thanks to Labour’s EU Reset order-order.com/2026/11/04/i…
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Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in internet-connected refrigeration controllers in France, altering temperature settings, defrost cycles and alarms. The attacks disrupted cooling, spoiled food and reportedly caused fires at some sites, highlighting the risks cyberattacks pose to critical infrastructure.
#NowReading the second Scaramouche novel. They only made one film, but there are three novels.
Excellent so far, as one would expect of Sabatini (Whose novels underlay many swashbuckler films of the 30s and 40s, of course).
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Britain, Japan and Italy are building a new jet. Should Germany be allowed to join, and how? This vid examines the question in detail. Very good look at all sides:
youtube.com/watch?v=TZpV25La…
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The Royal Navy had about fifty destroyers and frigates in 1990.
Today it has eleven — with frigates retired early because there were not enough sailors to crew them.
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"Lord Macdonald said it appeared that this latest bill was being used as a “Trojan Horse”.
“I think there is a lobby pushing hard for this bill, which is the same lobby that wanted to argue in favour of self ID & the rights of trans women – biological males – to use women’s spaces...
The lobby that lost those arguments is now using this as a way to try to achieve some of what they wanted to achieve by the back door."
“If the minister can’t explain what it is that’s presently lawful that the bill is going to make unlawful, that that means there’s a serious problem with the bill, frankly”
We hope that our govt will give up claiming "Nothing to see here", and will now require the committee scrutinising the draft bill to fully address all the legitimate issues which @KenMacdonaldKC & so many of us are raising.`
telegraph.co.uk/gift/b7220a0…
Will never tire of anything this funny. Draconia Malfoy FTW. (Prefer 'Malfette' to 'Malfoid' though. Sounds better):
youtube.com/watch?v=mSF8Vrd3…
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The correct objection to Labour's "EU Reset" isn't that it's "undemocratic" (it isn't). It's that the things they are seeking to agree to themselves, as well as the things the EU wants that they appear to be agreeing to, are really really dumb & damaging policies.+
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Brexit did not do harm. It is now saving us billions a year. It means we could remove thousands of tariffs and avoid job destroying rules and taxes they have increased since we left.
Winter explains the female Malfoys. Highly entertaining with much snark (Which is why I am rather fond of the 'Malfoid' phenomenon myself, for however long that may last):
youtube.com/watch?v=DtRaykip…
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