Rob Glover
@robboman.bsky.social
Pro clean energy development | Astrophotographer | runner and cyclist | EV evangelist | Instagram: robglover
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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...
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This made my day
January 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This made my day
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Here is the full text of the charter of the Trump “Board of Peace”
It is a Trump grift for World Domination. For him, and his heir’s. Extortion. Greed.
Not a single person should have anything to do with it.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
It is a Trump grift for World Domination. For him, and his heir’s. Extortion. Greed.
Not a single person should have anything to do with it.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
📌 Below is the full text of the charter of Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, reported and verified by the Times of Israel and other outlets. Drop Site News has also obtained a copy, which matches the document they published.
CHARTER OF THE BOARD OF PEACE
PREAMBLE
Declaring that durable peace...
CHARTER OF THE BOARD OF PEACE
PREAMBLE
Declaring that durable peace...
January 20, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Here is the full text of the charter of the Trump “Board of Peace”
It is a Trump grift for World Domination. For him, and his heir’s. Extortion. Greed.
Not a single person should have anything to do with it.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
It is a Trump grift for World Domination. For him, and his heir’s. Extortion. Greed.
Not a single person should have anything to do with it.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
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There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
There are going to be limits to what you can make other countries do by threatening to tax your own citizen's purchases of their products.
I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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I believe handing over entire territories falls well beyond those limits.
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What the fuck is going on
January 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
What the fuck is going on
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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 7:37 AM
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
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Here's the other side of the story you won't read in today's headlines about the cost of meeting net zero targets. The reality is the IEA report is deeply flawed and based on some pretty blatant cherry-picking of clean tech costs. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524063...
'Cherry picking data': Government and analysts hit back at latest Tufton Street attacks on net zero
Right wing think tank accuses Climate Change Committee of overly optimistic clean tech cost estimates, but supporters of climate action counter that latest criticisms fail to recognise risks associate...
www.businessgreen.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Here's the other side of the story you won't read in today's headlines about the cost of meeting net zero targets. The reality is the IEA report is deeply flawed and based on some pretty blatant cherry-picking of clean tech costs. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524063...
Paradise.
It were tough in my day, four and a half tv channels and a brick phone *if you were lucky*. And about walking to school uphill five miles in the snow,,
There's a pervasive air of unreality in my mentions where parents are insisting they buy their kids £250 apple watches. I couldn't event get Sky!!! Did my mum lie to me? Were we not actually middle class??
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Paradise.
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Remember the 1990s, when we all worried about how rich and powerful Bill Gates was, and his goal was he wanted to eradicate polio?
January 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Remember the 1990s, when we all worried about how rich and powerful Bill Gates was, and his goal was he wanted to eradicate polio?
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The Lords agreed to allocate extra time to debate the amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill. But with more than 1,000 to work through, progress remains glacially slow. Time is running out — both for the Bill itself, and for the terminally ill people. #AssistedDyingBill
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Only two amendment groups debated despite Lords’ vote for more time on Assisted Dying Bill
Debate in the House of Lords has continued at a glacial pace, with only 2 groups of amendments out of the 74 remaining groups being debated. This is despite peers agreeing to additional time for the…
humanists.uk
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Lords agreed to allocate extra time to debate the amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill. But with more than 1,000 to work through, progress remains glacially slow. Time is running out — both for the Bill itself, and for the terminally ill people. #AssistedDyingBill
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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I'm so delighted that I complied with the Online Safety Act, blocking an accessibility feature on my site from UK users to 'protect the children' while Elon Musk's site can just generate CSAM with total impunity.
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I'm so delighted that I complied with the Online Safety Act, blocking an accessibility feature on my site from UK users to 'protect the children' while Elon Musk's site can just generate CSAM with total impunity.
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Bradford Literature Festival and Waterstones celebrate over a decade of collaboration and success.📚 🎊 Read all about it:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/news/blf-and-waterstones-celebrating-over-a-decade-of-collaboration/
#BradfordLitFest #Waterstones
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/news/blf-and-waterstones-celebrating-over-a-decade-of-collaboration/
#BradfordLitFest #Waterstones
BLF and Waterstones: Celebrating Over a Decade of Collaboration
Since 2014 Bradford Literature Festival has had Waterstones as official Book Partner, hosting events and showcasing the work of writers.
www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Bradford Literature Festival and Waterstones celebrate over a decade of collaboration and success.📚 🎊 Read all about it:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/news/blf-and-waterstones-celebrating-over-a-decade-of-collaboration/
#BradfordLitFest #Waterstones
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/news/blf-and-waterstones-celebrating-over-a-decade-of-collaboration/
#BradfordLitFest #Waterstones
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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As a man of the people, I will always defend trail hunting, which I know is a top priority for all my working class constituents who own horses and enjoy simple pleasures like ripping foxes apart for laughs.
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As a man of the people, I will always defend trail hunting, which I know is a top priority for all my working class constituents who own horses and enjoy simple pleasures like ripping foxes apart for laughs.
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As Labour announce they’ll ban trail hunting, man in Barbour jacket and mustard trousers accuses them of being out of touch with public: www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
As Labour announce they’ll ban trail hunting, man in Barbour jacket and mustard trousers accuses them of being out of touch with public: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Your festive edition and TV guide is here 🎄
Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
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Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
🗞️ Grab a copy at your local newsstand or subscribe
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December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Your festive edition and TV guide is here 🎄
Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
🗞️ Grab a copy at your local newsstand or subscribe
🔗 buff.ly/NWZsnYW
Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
🗞️ Grab a copy at your local newsstand or subscribe
🔗 buff.ly/NWZsnYW
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Yet another massive UK wind power record confirmed this evening. At 5:30pm on Friday wind met over 47% of the UK's electricity demand. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522947...
'Another record': UK wind power generation hits all-time high
NESO confirms Great Britain generated a new peak of 23,825MW of electricity from its wind farms, providing enough clean power for over 23 million homes
www.businessgreen.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Yet another massive UK wind power record confirmed this evening. At 5:30pm on Friday wind met over 47% of the UK's electricity demand. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522947...
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On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me: seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. The swans aren't a-swimming any more; ate them.
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me: seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. The swans aren't a-swimming any more; ate them.
When will I be home? I don't know.
In the mountains, in the rainy night,
the autumn lake is flooded.
Someday we will be back together again.
We will sit in the candlelight by the west window,
and I will tell you how I remembered you,
tonight on the stormy mountain.
[Li Shang-Yin]
In the mountains, in the rainy night,
the autumn lake is flooded.
Someday we will be back together again.
We will sit in the candlelight by the west window,
and I will tell you how I remembered you,
tonight on the stormy mountain.
[Li Shang-Yin]
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
When will I be home? I don't know.
In the mountains, in the rainy night,
the autumn lake is flooded.
Someday we will be back together again.
We will sit in the candlelight by the west window,
and I will tell you how I remembered you,
tonight on the stormy mountain.
[Li Shang-Yin]
In the mountains, in the rainy night,
the autumn lake is flooded.
Someday we will be back together again.
We will sit in the candlelight by the west window,
and I will tell you how I remembered you,
tonight on the stormy mountain.
[Li Shang-Yin]
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He wasn't actually due to resign until an hour later
BREAKING - Richard Hughes resigns as chair of the OBR
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
He wasn't actually due to resign until an hour later
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If only we had some kind of person whose job it was to investigate the news and present a balanced set of challenging facts. We could call them something like “journalists”. The whole craft could be called a cool name like “journalism”.
November 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
If only we had some kind of person whose job it was to investigate the news and present a balanced set of challenging facts. We could call them something like “journalists”. The whole craft could be called a cool name like “journalism”.
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Utterly surreal that a key part of the pre Budget narrative from the government hasn’t been ‘Russian planes keep buzzing the Essex coast, US support for NATO is looking shaky, and thanks to the Tories our army fits in Old Trafford - that’s why we need to raise taxes’.
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Utterly surreal that a key part of the pre Budget narrative from the government hasn’t been ‘Russian planes keep buzzing the Essex coast, US support for NATO is looking shaky, and thanks to the Tories our army fits in Old Trafford - that’s why we need to raise taxes’.
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It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
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Smart Tariffs are a game changer for the financial benefits of heat-pumps, household batteries and battery electric vehicles.
We've cut our household energy, heating and transport costs to 39% of what they were before we fully electrified our house and car.
The primary reason is Smart Tariffs.
We've cut our household energy, heating and transport costs to 39% of what they were before we fully electrified our house and car.
The primary reason is Smart Tariffs.
NEW RESEARCH:
Demand flexibility becomes more and more attractive.
We found a whopping 480 smart tariffs and services across Europe — a 3x increase since our 2021/2022 study.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Demand flexibility becomes more and more attractive.
We found a whopping 480 smart tariffs and services across Europe — a 3x increase since our 2021/2022 study.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@jaapburger.eu @regassistproj.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Smart Tariffs are a game changer for the financial benefits of heat-pumps, household batteries and battery electric vehicles.
We've cut our household energy, heating and transport costs to 39% of what they were before we fully electrified our house and car.
The primary reason is Smart Tariffs.
We've cut our household energy, heating and transport costs to 39% of what they were before we fully electrified our house and car.
The primary reason is Smart Tariffs.