Category Archives: subsidy

Farmer protests and the dangers of conservatism

Posted on March 3, 2024 by daryan12

Recently there’s been a number of farmers protests ongoing in France, and other parts of Europe, that I think warrant’s commenting on. Notably because the brexiters are sticking their noses in…oh the irony! In fact Fishy Ri$hi showed up to … Continue reading →

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Holiday Catchup – the calm before the storm

Posted on August 30, 2022 by daryan12

I’ve been on my holidays back in Ireland. It was nice to get away from the mad house that was the UK for a wee while. A lot seems to have happened since then. Zombie government and the looming winter … Continue reading →

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Here we go again…..

Posted on April 15, 2022 by daryan12

So the Tories have suddenly realised (after 14 years in office) that the UK doesn’t have an energy policy. And that this might be something of a bad thing. So, over a few lines of coke, Boris and co have … Continue reading →

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The chickens come home to roost on UK energy policy

Posted on March 15, 2022 by daryan12

For years I’ve warned of the dangers of the Tories policy on energy. Well now we see the inevitable end result. People in the UK are getting letters warning them of a massive increase in energy costs from April the … Continue reading →

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The Boris climate spaff

Posted on October 29, 2021 by daryan12

Suffice to say, given who is hosting the COP 26 summit, I see very little chance of it achieving much, or anything meaningful being discussed. Even some of the corporate sponsors have started to complain about Johnson’s mismanagement. To which … Continue reading →

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Fossil Fuel phaseout in Germany: A case study

Posted on March 8, 2020 by daryan12

I came across an interesting documentary here from Australian TV regarding Germany’s phase out of coal. It is definitely worth a look. Mention Germany’s growth in renewables (currently contributing 46% of Germany’s electricity) and inevitably someone will bring up the … Continue reading →

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Free market solutions to climate change

Posted on August 24, 2019 by daryan12

There are certain aspects of extinction rebellions campaign aims and methods that do give me cause for concern. Be it gluing themselves to the doors of a oil industry conference (you are aware that glues are an oil based product, … Continue reading →

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More Cumbria fudge

Posted on September 2, 2018 by daryan12

Before breaking up for their summer, the government revealed how it planned to complete its search for a suitable site at which to store the UK’s nuclear waste. They could put it anywhere, under the sink, behind the dresser….under the … Continue reading →

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What happens when the carbon bubble pops?

Posted on June 25, 2018 by daryan12

One of the issues regarding energy that often gets missed is the financial implications of the transition away from fossil fuels. With assets worth many trillions of dollars, which a transition away from oil could well render worthless, one has … Continue reading →

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Why the UK’s railways were privatised

Posted on June 12, 2018 by daryan12

I came across this interesting piece from the FT some time ago, that looks into the decision to privatise British Rail back in the 1990’s. Given the recent debate about re-nationalisation, it is perhaps worth watching. During the video, ex-Tory minister … Continue reading →

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