Paul McNamee
@paulmcnamee.bsky.social
Director of @LCEFUK. Woolyback, baker, board game geek
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![meme of Anakin and Padme. the side lengths are labeled "1".
Panel 1:
Anakin: I'm going to prove 3 times the sum from 1 to ∞ of 1/(2^2n) = 1
Panel 2:
Padme: Algebraically, right?
Panel 3:
[Anakin looks coyly at Padme]
Panel 4:
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November 22, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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Local power starts here in Hackney! Our Hackney Mayor @carolinewoodley.bsky.social welcomed Ed Miliband to Hoxton Hall tonight to launch Labour’s #localpowerplan with Sadiq Khan &
community energy groups. @coopparty.party.coop and @lcefuk.bsky.social have done us proud in making this happen.
community energy groups. @coopparty.party.coop and @lcefuk.bsky.social have done us proud in making this happen.
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Local power starts here in Hackney! Our Hackney Mayor @carolinewoodley.bsky.social welcomed Ed Miliband to Hoxton Hall tonight to launch Labour’s #localpowerplan with Sadiq Khan &
community energy groups. @coopparty.party.coop and @lcefuk.bsky.social have done us proud in making this happen.
community energy groups. @coopparty.party.coop and @lcefuk.bsky.social have done us proud in making this happen.
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Britain’s biggest ever investment in community energy ⚡️🎉
Our £1bn local power plan will:
🤝 Ensure local areas can own the benefits of the green transition
🇪🇺 Build on models that already work across Europe
📈 Unlock the equivalent of up to three (!) nuclear plants of energy
Our £1bn local power plan will:
🤝 Ensure local areas can own the benefits of the green transition
🇪🇺 Build on models that already work across Europe
📈 Unlock the equivalent of up to three (!) nuclear plants of energy
February 10, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Britain’s biggest ever investment in community energy ⚡️🎉
Our £1bn local power plan will:
🤝 Ensure local areas can own the benefits of the green transition
🇪🇺 Build on models that already work across Europe
📈 Unlock the equivalent of up to three (!) nuclear plants of energy
Our £1bn local power plan will:
🤝 Ensure local areas can own the benefits of the green transition
🇪🇺 Build on models that already work across Europe
📈 Unlock the equivalent of up to three (!) nuclear plants of energy
Another huge announcement today from government giving people more control over their energy bills and energy security.
£1bn to support community groups and local authorities own and invest in the clean energy they need.
£1bn to support community groups and local authorities own and invest in the clean energy they need.
Today, Labour is launching the Local Power Plan, the biggest public investment in community energy projects in our history.
For years these projects have faced barriers with little support from Whitehall, but today’s announcement means that reality is no longer.
Our Directors' comment 👇
For years these projects have faced barriers with little support from Whitehall, but today’s announcement means that reality is no longer.
Our Directors' comment 👇
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Another huge announcement today from government giving people more control over their energy bills and energy security.
£1bn to support community groups and local authorities own and invest in the clean energy they need.
£1bn to support community groups and local authorities own and invest in the clean energy they need.
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced today a record £1bn invest in community-owned energy. This is the start of an energy ownership revolution which will see communities and community assets benefit from renewables in their areas.
📺 Watch him explain.
📺 Watch him explain.
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced today a record £1bn invest in community-owned energy. This is the start of an energy ownership revolution which will see communities and community assets benefit from renewables in their areas.
📺 Watch him explain.
📺 Watch him explain.
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Bright-eyed at day two of Labour LGA conference to discuss how we win the politics of air quality.
How do we enpower the voices of those cllrs across the country who are delivering on this issue for their communities.
How do we enpower the voices of those cllrs across the country who are delivering on this issue for their communities.
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Bright-eyed at day two of Labour LGA conference to discuss how we win the politics of air quality.
How do we enpower the voices of those cllrs across the country who are delivering on this issue for their communities.
How do we enpower the voices of those cllrs across the country who are delivering on this issue for their communities.
Sat reading this excellent feature whilst sat on the floor at a packed Euston station where every train has been delayed for at least three hours.
Why do these spoiled man-babies never want to produce proper mundane infrastructure that would improve peoples lives immeasurably?
Why do these spoiled man-babies never want to produce proper mundane infrastructure that would improve peoples lives immeasurably?
Good excuse to reshare one of my favourite pieces from last year: this brilliantly written and illustrated piece on the folly of “The Line”, which was oddly, hauntingly sad:
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Sat reading this excellent feature whilst sat on the floor at a packed Euston station where every train has been delayed for at least three hours.
Why do these spoiled man-babies never want to produce proper mundane infrastructure that would improve peoples lives immeasurably?
Why do these spoiled man-babies never want to produce proper mundane infrastructure that would improve peoples lives immeasurably?
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i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
Some great insight from MPs at this roundtable, on how they can be local champions for the Warm Homes Plan but also highlighting some of the challenges of delivery.
Thanks to @martinmccluskey.bsky.social for setting out a clear vision for the plan (and fielding some pretty technical questions!)
Thanks to @martinmccluskey.bsky.social for setting out a clear vision for the plan (and fielding some pretty technical questions!)
It was great to host a roundtable yesterday with Warmworks to hear from Energy Consumers Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social about the Government’s landmark Warm Homes Plan. Excellent discussion with MPs on how the plan can be most effectively delivered to cut fuel poverty and emissions.
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Some great insight from MPs at this roundtable, on how they can be local champions for the Warm Homes Plan but also highlighting some of the challenges of delivery.
Thanks to @martinmccluskey.bsky.social for setting out a clear vision for the plan (and fielding some pretty technical questions!)
Thanks to @martinmccluskey.bsky.social for setting out a clear vision for the plan (and fielding some pretty technical questions!)
Was pleased to join the launch of Climate Jobs UK this week, calling, in the words of Gary Smith, for the just transition to be a jobs transition.
The introduction of a Fair Work Charter for the next round of off-shore wind is a strong step on this journey.
labourlist.org/2026/02/unio...
The introduction of a Fair Work Charter for the next round of off-shore wind is a strong step on this journey.
labourlist.org/2026/02/unio...
'For the energy transition to work, it must deliver good union jobs, not just clean power' - LabourList
As Labour accelerates offshore wind, it must ensure the transition creates good, unionised jobs in the communities that need them most — or risk losing public support for clean energy.
labourlist.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Was pleased to join the launch of Climate Jobs UK this week, calling, in the words of Gary Smith, for the just transition to be a jobs transition.
The introduction of a Fair Work Charter for the next round of off-shore wind is a strong step on this journey.
labourlist.org/2026/02/unio...
The introduction of a Fair Work Charter for the next round of off-shore wind is a strong step on this journey.
labourlist.org/2026/02/unio...
With all the horrendous epstein news this week I've been reminded of Marina Hyde's scream of rage column from nearly seven years ago. Fantastic writing on a hideous subject.
Funny how dreams die.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Funny how dreams die.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Poor Prince Andrew is ‘appalled’ by Epstein. Let that be an end to it | Marina Hyde
Perhaps a royal wedding for Princess Beatrice might offer a welcome distraction for a man-of-the-world under unfair scrutiny, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
With all the horrendous epstein news this week I've been reminded of Marina Hyde's scream of rage column from nearly seven years ago. Fantastic writing on a hideous subject.
Funny how dreams die.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Funny how dreams die.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Having a real Mandela moment esistential crisis tonight as i clearly remember dancing to Arctic Monkeys's Sun Goes Down all the way through my uni years at Manchesters 5th Ave.
Yet being reminded today that it came out in the January of my 3rd year of uni.
Yet being reminded today that it came out in the January of my 3rd year of uni.
January 24, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Having a real Mandela moment esistential crisis tonight as i clearly remember dancing to Arctic Monkeys's Sun Goes Down all the way through my uni years at Manchesters 5th Ave.
Yet being reminded today that it came out in the January of my 3rd year of uni.
Yet being reminded today that it came out in the January of my 3rd year of uni.
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This will get massively overshadowed today and as ever the devil is in the detail, but is should be one of the best things Labour has done. It has the potential to improve the lives and finances of millions of people.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
'A national project to turn the tide': Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan
Long-awaited plan aims to help millions of families to cut energy bills by installing solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and insulation
www.businessgreen.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:17 AM
This will get massively overshadowed today and as ever the devil is in the detail, but is should be one of the best things Labour has done. It has the potential to improve the lives and finances of millions of people.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
Extremely excited by the sheer scale of ambition from today's Warm Homes Plan. It has the potential to be a defining policy moment of this parliment: from immediate impact on fuel poverty, medium-term growth for British industry and jobs, to the long-term reduction in carbon emissions. (1/2)
This Government's groundbreaking Warm Homes Plan is a defining moment for this Parliament - showing that tackling the cost of living crisis goes hand-in-hand with climate ambition.
See below for more thoughts from our Directors on why the Warm Homes Plan is a game changer for British bill-payers 👇
See below for more thoughts from our Directors on why the Warm Homes Plan is a game changer for British bill-payers 👇
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Extremely excited by the sheer scale of ambition from today's Warm Homes Plan. It has the potential to be a defining policy moment of this parliment: from immediate impact on fuel poverty, medium-term growth for British industry and jobs, to the long-term reduction in carbon emissions. (1/2)
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Good overview of today's proposed reforms from Labour.
@lcefuk.bsky.social has long-said that by taking a different approach to nature restoration - a coherent role for regs, identifying the role of private sector - Labour can leave a lasting legacy for UK's natural world in this parliament....
@lcefuk.bsky.social has long-said that by taking a different approach to nature restoration - a coherent role for regs, identifying the role of private sector - Labour can leave a lasting legacy for UK's natural world in this parliament....
💧 The Government’s Water White Paper is out.
Water companies must do far better and be held squarely to account. But delivering the scale of change needed will require more than blame and antagonism and this White Paper is a genuine move in that direction.
Water companies must do far better and be held squarely to account. But delivering the scale of change needed will require more than blame and antagonism and this White Paper is a genuine move in that direction.
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Good overview of today's proposed reforms from Labour.
@lcefuk.bsky.social has long-said that by taking a different approach to nature restoration - a coherent role for regs, identifying the role of private sector - Labour can leave a lasting legacy for UK's natural world in this parliament....
@lcefuk.bsky.social has long-said that by taking a different approach to nature restoration - a coherent role for regs, identifying the role of private sector - Labour can leave a lasting legacy for UK's natural world in this parliament....
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Aware that he only had a few months left to live the great Mike Davis gave one of his final interviews to the Guardian in 202.
"You’ve been organizing for social change your whole life. How do you deal with a future that feels so bleak?" Lois Beckett asked.
"You’ve been organizing for social change your whole life. How do you deal with a future that feels so bleak?" Lois Beckett asked.
January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Aware that he only had a few months left to live the great Mike Davis gave one of his final interviews to the Guardian in 202.
"You’ve been organizing for social change your whole life. How do you deal with a future that feels so bleak?" Lois Beckett asked.
"You’ve been organizing for social change your whole life. How do you deal with a future that feels so bleak?" Lois Beckett asked.
Yes yes yes!
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Yes yes yes!
Fantastic but hideously depressing substack from Jonn on the ICE activities going on across the way.
They want you to understand that they did it, and they'd do it again.
They want you to understand that they did it, and they'd do it again.
"We have to deny this, for form’s sake, for domestic audiences and to reduce the chance of reprisals," the logic goes. "But we nonetheless want you to understand we did it, and that we would do it again." The purpose of a deterrent is to deter.
Why they can't even bother to come up with good lies.
Why they can't even bother to come up with good lies.
The Lies They Told
Sometimes, the implausibility is the point. Also this week: the even truer-size map; and some extremely late but mercifully-brief film reviews.
jonn.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Fantastic but hideously depressing substack from Jonn on the ICE activities going on across the way.
They want you to understand that they did it, and they'd do it again.
They want you to understand that they did it, and they'd do it again.
Today is a good day for energy security, for long-term costs of energy, and for reaching our net zero targets
(and for future of planet but thats very much a tertiary issue.)
(and for future of planet but thats very much a tertiary issue.)
Today's AR7 results secured a record 8.4GW of offshore wind - the biggest single procurement of offshore wind in British and European history. This is a vote of confidence in the UK’s clean energy future and the direction this gov has set.
See below for our Directors' thoughts on this milestone 👇
See below for our Directors' thoughts on this milestone 👇
January 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Today is a good day for energy security, for long-term costs of energy, and for reaching our net zero targets
(and for future of planet but thats very much a tertiary issue.)
(and for future of planet but thats very much a tertiary issue.)
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We’ve just secured the largest amount of offshore wind in any auction ever in Britain - enough to power the equivalent of 12 million homes.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
January 14, 2026 at 7:21 AM
We’ve just secured the largest amount of offshore wind in any auction ever in Britain - enough to power the equivalent of 12 million homes.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
In Scotland 🏴 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.
They way reports like this make my blood boil could mean they will soon be one of the most efficient energy sources we have.
How do you go on in public life after writing a teport like this?
How do you go on in public life after writing a teport like this?
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
They way reports like this make my blood boil could mean they will soon be one of the most efficient energy sources we have.
How do you go on in public life after writing a teport like this?
How do you go on in public life after writing a teport like this?
Im taking this deer's energy into 2026.
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Im taking this deer's energy into 2026.
Hard to believe this hasn't already been done but I'm throwing it out there:
"Did you see Trump has invaded the capital of Venezuela and kidnapped the president?"
"Caracas?"
"Certainly seems to be."
"Did you see Trump has invaded the capital of Venezuela and kidnapped the president?"
"Caracas?"
"Certainly seems to be."
January 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Hard to believe this hasn't already been done but I'm throwing it out there:
"Did you see Trump has invaded the capital of Venezuela and kidnapped the president?"
"Caracas?"
"Certainly seems to be."
"Did you see Trump has invaded the capital of Venezuela and kidnapped the president?"
"Caracas?"
"Certainly seems to be."