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Greg Jackson, the chief executive of green energy company Octopus, argued that drilling for more gas in the North Sea “would have little effect on prices” because the UK is “highly integrated” with the European and global markets. “The USA is often cited as a case where a lot of drilling has kept prices lower,” he said. “On gas, they’re not as integrated with global markets as we are but their oil is – and as a result you see their petrol prices rising a lot during this crisis despite so much domestic production. “More UK oil and gas would give more security of supply if governments controlled exports, but I don’t think the drilling advocates are proposing that. “And big picture – the oil and gas industry are never going to build ‘excess production’ so there’ll never be meaningful spare capacity in global fossil fuel supply, which is why whenever there’s a big supply shock it has such catastrophic effects on prices.”

@octopus.energy CEO telling it like it is. (Source: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...).

Text reads: "The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint. It is much more than that. In addition to oil it is a key transit point for liquified natural gas, aluminium, helium, petrochemicals and fertiliser. What we are seeing is akin to no-deal Brexit, in military form and on a global scale. It is a system-wide event with primary, secondary and tertiary causal waves which touch nearly all areas of the economy."

We are starkly underestimating the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This is a much graver situation than people realise iandunt.substack.com/p/the-mad-em...

An amazing advert!

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Labour MP Charlotte Nichols reveals she was raped as an MP as she opposes the governments jury trial reforms

Every Labour MP should listen to her incredibly powerful and brave statement in parliament today

Norway’s all-conquering Winter Olympians have a message for us all – and it’s not what you think | Cath Bishop How did a small Nordic country dominate the Games? By making sport fun and not something for kids to suffer

How sensible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

You can thank the Conservative government for that.

Except he is an American.

sabrina carpenter singing islands in the stream w the muppets has healed me in ways i did not know i needed

The sound isn't brilliant but enjoying the ceremony

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Our 2026 book based events are up n running!

Starting tomorrow with HF Askwith, then @ldlapinski.bsky.social @nedboulting.bsky.social @catrionaward.bsky.social & more …

We’d 💜 to see you there!

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Trump's ICE spreads mayhem and misery - and sounds a dark warning for Europe This is another glimpse of what happens when fear and loathing of migrants curdles into toxic tribalism

Trump’s ICE spreads mayhem and misery – and sounds a dark warning for Europe. My @theipaper column inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...

Do read. An excellent article.

„It [Denmark] lost more soldiers per capita than the United States did in Afghanistan“.
This says it all. A small country experiencing enormous loss of life in defence of an ally is discarded and ridiculed by weak, bullying, demagogues trying to make up for their obvious inadequacies.

Iran's embattled regime may be on the verge of defeat - protesters deserve every ounce of our support Courageous people in Iran risk their lives and their freedom to overthrow despotism

Iran’s brave protesters deserve admiration and support since their success would be seismic for us all. My @theipaper.com column inews.co.uk/opinion/iran...

Crown Studio Gallery rothbury is open again tomorrow. Come and enjoy much loved favourites and freshly added paintings

Shake off the chill with sunshine filled scenes or lean into the sparkle of a winter wonderland. We have all seasons waiting for you as original paintings, prints, cards and more.

I had forgotten this, but it is consistent with Trump's efforts to pressure Zelenskyy into dangerous concessions to Putin. It should be (yet another) alarm signal to European leaders - Trump's goals in Ukraine may be the opposite of Europe's.

Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:

He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.

C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.

Surely that'll be the end of the Commonwealth Games.

We are failing our kids

Michelin man

We could do with more of this through out the country.

Lidl has put Toy Banks in stores where you can donate a gift for a child who wouldn’t otherwise have one on Christmas Day.

Must be unopened and dropped off by 15th. Wonderful thing to do if you can (and there’s loads of cheap but great toy deals online still). www.lidl.co.uk/c/christmas-...

The real asylum scandal is the incompetence of the Home Office inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...

Reform spends £75k on flags in Nottinghamshire

Hey Nottinghamshire.

This is how your Reform council is spending your money. Funded by your 4.84% council tax rise.

My bully was a teacher. He was English. I was 8/9 years old at boarding school in Sri Lanka. My parents were in Indonesia. Surkarno was President and due to censorship there was no communication. A horrible man who has scared me for life. Still can't go into a dark room

FIFA peace prize

Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment