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Andrew Jones
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Programmer since the ZX80 days when a computer came as a kit you had to solder together yourself (and so long ago it was in black & white). Never been to pick up my A Level results, only ever worked for my own company.🇪🇺 ⬆️ Front garden, FR ⬇️ Cambridge
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · Feb 10
#Cambridge
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 4h
Who on earth believes that projects involving 10,000 new jobs are developed and agreed on a 72h trip to India?

These projects, if they exist at all, will have been planned and worked on for years.

To spin it as huge success for Starmer is simply dishonest.
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 1d
Jenrick's ventriloquism act is the highlight of the Tory conference, keeping the oldies thoroughly entertained!
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 1d
Last June I took my Mum over to see my daughter at Jesus College in Cambridge. It was as they were setting up for May Ball, hence the orange carpet covering their precious lawn.

I've just noticed on Google Maps that they have a photo of me taking this photo of Mum!

Wow, what a coincidence!
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
Exactly, so how does Jenerik think he's going to get rid of any judges he doesn't like?

I assume he's just copying Trump in the hope it will attract some of the far right US funding?
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
Can a UK politician sack Judges or is it simply copy-and-paste Trump?
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
Presumably Jenrick hopes to attract a bunch of US money by replaying Trump's Project 2025 playbook?
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
Yet Labour appears to be making every effort to align themselves as closely as possible with Reform policies.
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
A government made up of ex-civil servants with minimal business experience appears unable to see how the extra post-Brexit costs, bureaucracy, and delays are choking exports and stifling growth.

It's particularly an issue for exporting SMEs, but this is an area where they have even less experience.
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
Brexit was a huge success leaving the UK isolated from Europe, its international reputation ruined and a UN Security Council and NATO member seriously weakened.

That's precisely why the supporters of Brexit invested in the project and exactly what they achieved.
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
Yes, I agree ALL kids should do politics and economics until 16, particularly if the voting age is dropping to 16.

The difficulty is there is insufficient time in the timetable for more compulsory subjects - unless the school day is extended.
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
Apart from being the only way to kickstart growth, it seems to me that Labour (and the Tories) need to stand against Farage, which surely means doing the opposite of whatever he does.

Moving closer to Reform so there's barely any difference just pushes people to vote for the real thing.
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 2d
My son is in his second year of A Level Politics, and I completely agree that he shows a better understanding than many MPs.

It really makes you think - should A Level Politics (and maybe A Level Economics) be a requirement to become an MP?

After all, what other job needs no qualifications?
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 3d
The only route to Labour surviving as a political party is for them to ditch Starmer/McSweeney and pivot immediately to become a pro-EU party pushing hard for EU membership starting with SM+CU.

If they continue marching to Reform's agenda they only make it easier for Farage to become PM.
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 3d
You wouldn’t think things could get any worse for the Tories, but Badenoch seems determined to push the party to total oblivion.

Unbelievable!
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 3d
I suspect the Tory test criteria will be pretty simple.

www.pantone.com/uk/en/produc...
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 3d
A tool to make it easy to open the salt container lid on a NEFF dishwasher. Due to the lid's large diameter it can be challenging to unscrew, especially when salt sticks it tightly shut. Attach to a short bit of wood and rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:7163555
NEFF Salt Lid Opening Tool by arj2021
A simple tool design to make it easier to open the salt container lid on a NEFF dishwasher. Due to the lid's large diameter and awkward location, it can be challenging to unscrew, especially when salt...
www.thingiverse.com
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
Presumably the risk is much higher as a guided bus cannot swerve to avoid an accident?
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
When Marx was bouncing around European countries what languages was he speaking and writing in?
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
Some links

Why electricity is expensive :-
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/why-is-cheap...

Real-time energy mix :-
grid.iamkate.com
Why is cheap renewable electricity so expensive on the wholesale market?
Under the ‘marginal cost pricing system’, the wholesale price of electricity is set by the most expensive method needed to meet demand (usually burning gas).
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
renewable electricity by 2030 doesn't understand what they are talking about.

To get there the UK would need to acquire almost 100% of worldwide manufacturing, project management and installation capacity - which is unlikely to be possible!

[mini rant over - so much more detail I could add]
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
electricity storage we'll remain 100% dependent on LNG.

Last year renewables met UK demand for a non-contiguous 87 of 8760 hours.

We need nuclear and electricity storage paired with every renewable project to displace gas.

Finally, any clueless politician who tells you we can get to 95%...
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
most expensive source needed to meet demand. Most of the time that is gas - this is why the gas price sets UK wholesale, and therefore domestic prices.

Therefore you could have 99% of very cheap renewables but the gas, which fulfils the 1%, sets the market price.

Until we have grid scale...
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
electricity stations that keep our lights on. You'll find them along the A1 where the main UK gas main runs.

Every half hour there is an auction for UK generators. The price is paid using the "marginal pricing" auction method (look it up). This gives all generators the price of the...
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
in huge tankers from the Middle East.

We do however have a large number of LNG storage facilities and gasification plants, where the liquid is heated to make gas, the smell is added, and it's put into the gas grid.

This is the UK's main source of stored energy. It is our gas powered...
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Andrew Jones @arj2024.bsky.social · 5d
electricity storage tech when we incentivised windfarm development.

This leaves us dependent on the one technology that does store energy. That is gas, or in the UK's case liquified natural gas-LNG. We used to have our own gas but we mainly burned it off as we really wanted the oil. Now it comes...
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