She really hates not interrupting.
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
She really hates not interrupting.
There's much more to oil than just fuels. It will be a long time until all of those are replaced.
January 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
There's much more to oil than just fuels. It will be a long time until all of those are replaced.
Not a lot we can do. We had a bit of power in the EU but still not much in these circumstances. Out of the EU and nobody is interested in anything we say
But my point was not one of action but lack of wrong action. Johnson, Farage and Truss would all but licking Trump's boots and dragging us into it
But my point was not one of action but lack of wrong action. Johnson, Farage and Truss would all but licking Trump's boots and dragging us into it
January 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Not a lot we can do. We had a bit of power in the EU but still not much in these circumstances. Out of the EU and nobody is interested in anything we say
But my point was not one of action but lack of wrong action. Johnson, Farage and Truss would all but licking Trump's boots and dragging us into it
But my point was not one of action but lack of wrong action. Johnson, Farage and Truss would all but licking Trump's boots and dragging us into it
If we ever get PR there will have to be a whole lot of plotting ... or working together as we call it.
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
If we ever get PR there will have to be a whole lot of plotting ... or working together as we call it.
I'm not surprised Trump and Kim Jong Un get on so well.
January 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I'm not surprised Trump and Kim Jong Un get on so well.
It takes a while to shake off the feeling you are missing out but it wears off quickly.
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It takes a while to shake off the feeling you are missing out but it wears off quickly.
Is that distribution and generation? I presume that is peak maximum, not sustained average.
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Is that distribution and generation? I presume that is peak maximum, not sustained average.
Can you imagine having Boris Johnson as PM? Although, he'd still be on his Christmas break for another week yet!
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Can you imagine having Boris Johnson as PM? Although, he'd still be on his Christmas break for another week yet!
Some [very] quick calculations and the current 39GW the UK is using would have to increase to 70GW to replace gas heating, the we also have electric vehicle charging to replace liquid fuels.
That's a whole lot of demand put on power distribution.
That's a whole lot of demand put on power distribution.
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Some [very] quick calculations and the current 39GW the UK is using would have to increase to 70GW to replace gas heating, the we also have electric vehicle charging to replace liquid fuels.
That's a whole lot of demand put on power distribution.
That's a whole lot of demand put on power distribution.
Definately so. Heat Pumps will only be viable for everybody when the grid has enough capacity and can supply enough power. That will be decades at least but it has to start somewhere.
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Definately so. Heat Pumps will only be viable for everybody when the grid has enough capacity and can supply enough power. That will be decades at least but it has to start somewhere.
That is just electricity though. My gas boiler has been working hard this last couple of days and is roughly 3/4 of my energy usage at present.
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
That is just electricity though. My gas boiler has been working hard this last couple of days and is roughly 3/4 of my energy usage at present.
Erm, crypto isn't an account based system - that's the whole point. The exchanges are where you convert between different money systems, including cash and these should all be declared on your tax return anyway.
This is one of those laws which will easily be avoided by big money.
This is one of those laws which will easily be avoided by big money.
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Erm, crypto isn't an account based system - that's the whole point. The exchanges are where you convert between different money systems, including cash and these should all be declared on your tax return anyway.
This is one of those laws which will easily be avoided by big money.
This is one of those laws which will easily be avoided by big money.
The news cycle is very annoying. They all try to make stories as interesting as possible and grab the thinnest facts and extrapolate disaster. When it turns out they were completely wrong they dont follow up, they've moved onto the next disaster.
January 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The news cycle is very annoying. They all try to make stories as interesting as possible and grab the thinnest facts and extrapolate disaster. When it turns out they were completely wrong they dont follow up, they've moved onto the next disaster.
I have no idea how UK politics would cope with a PR system. When do you ever hear one party say "that sounds like a great idea" to another parties policy?
We need serious political change, not just a new voting system.
We need serious political change, not just a new voting system.
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I have no idea how UK politics would cope with a PR system. When do you ever hear one party say "that sounds like a great idea" to another parties policy?
We need serious political change, not just a new voting system.
We need serious political change, not just a new voting system.
Reform popularity has nothing to do with politics, it's all down to the press. People forget and if the press don't remind them Reform will rise again in the polls.
It's always the press - Labour win hands down on policy with the vast majority of voters. Starmer is delivering.
It has to be press.
It's always the press - Labour win hands down on policy with the vast majority of voters. Starmer is delivering.
It has to be press.
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Reform popularity has nothing to do with politics, it's all down to the press. People forget and if the press don't remind them Reform will rise again in the polls.
It's always the press - Labour win hands down on policy with the vast majority of voters. Starmer is delivering.
It has to be press.
It's always the press - Labour win hands down on policy with the vast majority of voters. Starmer is delivering.
It has to be press.
I'm waiting for the threshold.
I vividly recall resenting separating recycling waste from landfill and putting it in separate boxes.
And yet now I cringe when I put an empty can in a public bin.
Attitudes change and they become deeply rooted. Not long now until petrol cars are frowned at.
I vividly recall resenting separating recycling waste from landfill and putting it in separate boxes.
And yet now I cringe when I put an empty can in a public bin.
Attitudes change and they become deeply rooted. Not long now until petrol cars are frowned at.
January 1, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I'm waiting for the threshold.
I vividly recall resenting separating recycling waste from landfill and putting it in separate boxes.
And yet now I cringe when I put an empty can in a public bin.
Attitudes change and they become deeply rooted. Not long now until petrol cars are frowned at.
I vividly recall resenting separating recycling waste from landfill and putting it in separate boxes.
And yet now I cringe when I put an empty can in a public bin.
Attitudes change and they become deeply rooted. Not long now until petrol cars are frowned at.
I'm actually impressed, dismayed, shocked and awed all at the same time.
It has over 6000 comments and while the majority of posters seem to be pro-Farage, most of the replies seem to be against.
All in I'd say the article was received negatively, however the veneer on top is Farage+
It has over 6000 comments and while the majority of posters seem to be pro-Farage, most of the replies seem to be against.
All in I'd say the article was received negatively, however the veneer on top is Farage+
January 1, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I'm actually impressed, dismayed, shocked and awed all at the same time.
It has over 6000 comments and while the majority of posters seem to be pro-Farage, most of the replies seem to be against.
All in I'd say the article was received negatively, however the veneer on top is Farage+
It has over 6000 comments and while the majority of posters seem to be pro-Farage, most of the replies seem to be against.
All in I'd say the article was received negatively, however the veneer on top is Farage+
I may be a while ... I'm off to see the comments ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
NIGEL FARAGE: Here's how Reform can give EVERY voter hope next year
As 2025 draws to a close, I can't remember the country ever being gloomier. People are getting poorer. Unemployment is rising.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I may be a while ... I'm off to see the comments ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Can I add people who wear balaclavas to my list of terrorists ... oh, hang on the British government already did that.
December 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Can I add people who wear balaclavas to my list of terrorists ... oh, hang on the British government already did that.
This makes no sense. In winter you get up an hour earlier to maximise the amount of waking daylight. Are you complaining about have too little daylight in summer?
December 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This makes no sense. In winter you get up an hour earlier to maximise the amount of waking daylight. Are you complaining about have too little daylight in summer?
Articles like these annoy me greatly.
The quality of human driving can only increase a few percent - it has inherent flaws.
AI driving will increase exponentially as time goes on. If it's on a par today it will be 1000x better in 20 years.
The quality of human driving can only increase a few percent - it has inherent flaws.
AI driving will increase exponentially as time goes on. If it's on a par today it will be 1000x better in 20 years.
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Articles like these annoy me greatly.
The quality of human driving can only increase a few percent - it has inherent flaws.
AI driving will increase exponentially as time goes on. If it's on a par today it will be 1000x better in 20 years.
The quality of human driving can only increase a few percent - it has inherent flaws.
AI driving will increase exponentially as time goes on. If it's on a par today it will be 1000x better in 20 years.
Mmm, I can't pick a side here. A couple of dodgy dudes asking for kids and a dodgy woman pretending she has some.
Says nothing either way.
Says nothing either way.
December 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Mmm, I can't pick a side here. A couple of dodgy dudes asking for kids and a dodgy woman pretending she has some.
Says nothing either way.
Says nothing either way.
By boxing day I could have sworn I'd had 3 days off even though it had only been one. Now I'm at 6 days off and it feels like 4. 😔
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
By boxing day I could have sworn I'd had 3 days off even though it had only been one. Now I'm at 6 days off and it feels like 4. 😔