Author: Richard

Starmer has delivered a first salvo in the bid for green energy. $27m per gigawatt for off shore wind must be a good incentive? It would be good if he could do something similar for household solar? This would reduce the pressure on the National grid and could be a spur for electric vehicles. Could we bring back the milk cart concept – delivery vehicles for parcels and the Royal Mail generally could benefit. And as soon as batteries become an affordable snd viable option we could take millions of houses off grid. My vision for Sandford would be increasing houses with solar panels, then having a couple of wind turbines on the hill to supplement in winter. Banwell could investigate the possibility of a water turbine from the spring under the bowling green and wind turbines on the hill. Winscombe could have wind as well. So that would be 15000 off the grid entirely! I also think people are prepared to invest in green energy as long as the pay back time is less than 10 years. (average residence time for home owners is 21 years). Garages are rarely used for cars, so battery storage or even the fireplaces and chimneys?

If Trump really does dismantle Bidens green initiative it could open up the UK for major new investments to which end the government is making it easier to invest in green initiatives in the UK. In fact if there are tarrifs imposed on UK products by Trump it may galvanise the govt. to reopen trade discussions with the EU. The main power houses of the EU would surely welcome a centre-left ally? France, Italy and Germany have a growing prescence due to migration, but the populations remain pro-EU at the last count!

Underfloor heating should be a technology that should not be left to the Romans! Surely better than radiators?

Private aviation is making a growing contribution to climate change, with many being used as ‘taxis’ for distances less than 50km, according to a study. 

In the study – led by Stefan Gossling, a professor at Linnaeus University in Sweden – the researchers aimed to quantify the contribution private aviation makes on climate change. 

To do this they analysed the flight tracker data of more than 18.6 million private flights, which were flown by 25,993 registered business jet-type private aircraft over a four-year period from 2019 to 2023.

When will too far be recognised? Much has been said about a state having the right to protect itself. Surely this right is extended to a race of people. Israel, a Jewish nation, is conducting a regeme of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the West Bank whilst the world watches and nods approval. International press are banned from Gaza and local press have been targeted and killed.

Government officials and politicans in all countries express disgust at the victimisation of Macabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam. The Guardian did manage to include towards the end of its report, that Macabi fans had assaulted an Arab taxi driver, had ignored the minutes silence for flood victims in Spain and had been chanting about the deaths of children in schools in Gaza.

I know this does not excuse violence, but it does reveal a deep seated hatred by Jews of Arabs. Gary Lineker was correct – Israeli teams should be banned from international competition.

I also do not understand how anyone can remain in a religeon that is so vile? 70% of victims killed in Gaza are womaen and children. These deaths are a stain on the Jewish religeon. Religeons are fantasy land excuses for the creation of a ruling class and the sunjugation of the poor and less priviledged anyway.

Starmer has a Jewish wife – are his children Jewish? Just like patriotism and nationalism I am bewildered by the acceptance of rational people, totally irrational laws! and rules.

with how and why USA did what it did so emphatically. As a proud woke, liberal left person with a degree and life spent in education I find it hard to understand. I avoided an argument and probable punch in the face yesterday when I mentioned to Kate what a sad day it was, only for a white van driver to pipe up that it was a brilliant result. I refrained from asking him to detail the good things! TBH he did not appear to be the shiniest star! That is horribly elitist of me, I know, but … unless my eyes deceived me!

With all the fuss about Trump – Democrats need to look at their failure in Congress.

Although this is a massive dump! We wait with trepidation for what happens next! Republicans also have control of both Houses in Congress. So basically Trump has a free hand. However democracy needs checks and balances (just like Labour here). This has the potential to be a disaster for America and the world.

But lets start with the positives. Americans got what they deserved! We did the same with Brexit and most would agree that that ws an unmitigated disaster. Biden has been boring – Chinese proverb – may you live in interesting times! harris was nice but had not had time to develop policies. The American economy has stuttered rather than progressed rapidly (like the rest of the world). Its place as the only superpower has receded, Oh the positives! I am stuck with the excuses and not so bad!

They will not be opening the polling stattions yet – but the world and many Americans are holding their breath! It is unlikely that either party will accept the result ofr days, even weeks. With millions believing the lies told by Trump about the last election, it is likely/probable/possible that MAGA diehards will take up arms. And whilst Democrat supporters are less volatile, they are also armed to the teeth! American elections have been riddled with rumours/suggestions of corruption (Nixon/Kennedy; Bush/Gore) in recent times.

So the royals have no conscience about charging public bodies and charities for use of properties gained dubiously in medieval times. This includes charging for parking ambulances – fuck me – how nasty.

Also in the news is the King of Spain being pelted with mud by the residents of Valencia. Hey Charlie and Willie – are you watching. Time for change is coming!

Apart from a scandal or two – Like Prince Andrew screwing girls shipped in my his friends, Meghan being pillioried by te establishment and ‘old firm’. So it becomes common knowledge that the entitled bastards are ripping off the public – and still the suckers adore them!. What do any of them actually do to benefit society. Leave toursim alone – the tourists would come to ogle the wealth and history anyway. I was in Prague and the Republic had a changing the guard cermony at the castle! I do not believe Buck Palace should be rented out to the homeless – no rent it at extorbidant rents to the rich and famous and use that money for the homeless. Many castles could also rake in £billions as film locations! I would give them a long lease on Sandringham and sell/rent the rest. Security savings alone would be £millions.