Dr Venkatesh Uddameri, a Texas-based expert in water resources management, says a typical data centre can use between 11 million and 19 million litres of water per day, roughly the same as a town of 30,000 to 50,000 people.
Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency cash
Lenders to the debt-saddled company are offering up to £3bn in additional short-term loans to buy time to complete a major restructuring of the UK’s biggest water and waste company. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjvg2rdr2eo
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“Donald Trump has signed an executive order that authorises aggressive economic sanctions against the international criminal court (ICC), accusing the body of “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting the US and Israel.
The order grants the US president broad powers to impose asset freezes and travel bans against ICC staff and their family members if the US determines that they are involved in efforts to investigate or prosecute citizens of the US and certain allies.
The hostile action against the ICC comes in response to the court’s decision in November to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.”
Bloody South Africa…and Bangladesh, those paragons of tolerance and human rights
On 17 November 2023, the Office of the Prosecutor received a further referral of the Situation in the State of Palestine, from South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, and Djibouti, and on 18 January 2024, the Republic of Chile and the United Mexican State additionally submitted a referral to the Prosecutor with respect to the situation in The State of Palestine.
“Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Warrants of arrest
The Chamber issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024, the day the Prosecution filed the applications for warrants of arrest.”
Just to put in perspective regarding the main country behind the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu:
South Africa 2023
Incidents of gender-based violence continued while perpetrators enjoyed impunity. The Department of Basic Education failed in its promise to eradicate pit latrines in schools. Illiteracy rates among Grade 4 pupils rose. There were concerns that the National Health Insurance Bill might have an adverse impact on access to quality healthcare. Access to quality and safe drinking water declined. Refugees and migrants continued to be denied access to primary healthcare. The murder rate remained high. Police continued to use excessive force in response to protests. Threats against human rights defenders, activists and whistle-blowers, and attempts to silence journalists continued. The government made no progress on the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations.
Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC (born 30 March 1970) is a British lawyer specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law, who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021.
The government intensified its crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly ahead of general elections scheduled for January 2024. Authorities used the powers in the Digital Security Act and other legislation to target journalists and human rights defenders, subjecting them to arbitrary detention and torture. There was a concerning increase in enforced disappearances and lack of accountability for deaths in custody. Occupational safety remained a distant dream for many workers. Refugees endured homelessness due to a fire in a camp and a cyclone as well as food insecurity. Rations for refugees were restricted due to the UN’s acute funding shortfall. Bangladesh remained extremely vulnerable to impacts of climate change.
Apparently TTK is having an emergency cabinet to discus tanking the economy – what other jobs can they kill ? Industries to destroy ? … picture the scene of those clowns sitting round the table pretending they have a clue at fixing anything – same as the blue lot …
…. And I didn’t realise that dolt cleverly had the idea of giving away for chagos airfield ….
A ‘small boat’ is one of a number of vessels used by individuals who cross the English Channel, with the aim of gaining entry to the UK without a visa or permission to enter
‘small boat’ = without a visa or permission to enter = illegal, but keep using the word small boats! HAHA HA HAH HAHA HAHHA!
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The data on arrivals does not include individuals who:
arrive in the UK on larger vessels, such as go-fast craft, yachts (except those arriving in the area of operations of small boats), motor cruisers, tugs and fishing vessels – although these are rarely used by irregular migrants at present
arrive in the UK clandestinely on larger vessels not referenced above, including where hidden in a vehicle on a ferry
are prevented from departing France, or those intercepted by French authorities and returned to France
arrive in the UK undetected, or where there have been reports of people making the crossing, but no actual encounters
Britain – built rail systems across the world, cannot connect London to Manchester with HS2 to reduce the time by 30 minutes.
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Before the link was scrapped, HS2 was projected to take an hour off Manchester to London journeys – from just over two hours to just over one hour. HS2 trains will still run to Manchester, and journey times will be cut between Manchester, Birmingham and London by up to 30 minutes, Mr Sunak said.6 Oct 2023″
Didn’t I read somewhere that the HS2 trains north beyond Birmingham will be SLOWER than the existing pendolino trains as they won’t be able to go fast around the bends.
Pay £100 bn. Get a worse service!
“HS2 services to Manchester may run slower than normal trains
This article is more than 1 year old
‘High-speed’ trains from Birmingham to Manchester could also impact west coast mainline service”
As the labour Government’s PR agency of record, and attack squad, it intrigues what captures BBC attention, what they feel the need to tackle, and what they ignore.
“Cosmic rays are also affected. These are high-energy particles accelerated to nearly light speed by supernova explosions and other violent events in the galaxy. Cosmic rays are a danger to astronauts and space probes, and some researchers say they might affect the cloudiness and climate of Earth. The current sheet acts as a barrier to cosmic rays, deflecting them as they attempt to penetrate the inner solar system. A wavy, crinkly sheet acts as a better shield against these energetic particles from deep space.”
TOADY Watch #1 – Mens doubles presenting Toady with Rajan and Jack on court ….
… to mention Far Right, Hard Right and Populism quite a lot. I think the BBC are running scared of democratic Conservatism as they realise the BBC dreams of a Socialist Republic may be over for some time.
Up2- and I think they’ve got a ‘look away now ‘ thing going on as far as what’s happening in the US … I don’t think they’ll even be rolling out the usual ex Obama ‘ advisors ‘ to bad mouth the new regime ….
But I did hear the insane comrade Milliband junior talking complete Green stupidity about how the UK will be hydrocarbon free … ….. with no regard to the cost of stuff right now – and for the foreseeable future – which in my book is 20 plus years of high energy costs …
On the face of it the above poster is illegal because it must have the name and address of the printer and publisher (Representation of the Peoples Act Section 110). This is a criminal offence.
It could be that the imprint is on the reverse side, or off the page. However an imprint on the reverse side does not help if the poster is stuck inside a closed shop window (for example).
Labour and the Unions are repeat offenders of this criminal offence. However the 2T authorities blindly look the other way with labour and the unions. Little old ladies campaigning against abortion though is another matter entirely.
En you could simply do a reverse image search
When I put the : spoof Labour poster
into Twitter it comes up quite quickly as a spoof
A hannel4 doco said Patriotic Alternative made fake posters both of Labour and of Tory
However I don’t see a prosecution
Like what is misleading ?
BTW Ld By Donkerys also made huge great fake advertising hoardings against Farage
however they put their ow name in small letters hidden away
“According to official UK bilateral aid statistics, the UK spent £68.4 million on aid to China in 2019, up from £44.7 million in 2015. Table 1 presents the breakdown of this aid by department or fund over the period from 2015 to 2019.”
“Last year, the government spent £65bn on sickness benefits, external – a 25% increase from the year before the pandemic. That figure is forecast to increase to around £100bn before the next general election.
Kendall was speaking to ITV about a Department of Work and Pensions survey that suggested 200,000 people on benefits were ready to work if they had support.”
The uniparty is taking the piss here.
They now have a punitive welfare system for the real job seeking claiments, where they get little money and maximum stress from the “job” centre.
With each claiment is assigned a job coach who is like a bullying probation officer.
They’re expected to search for jobs for 35 hours a week and provde evidence they’ve done this, and report in person to the job centre regularly, and are sent on endless, useless, full time employability courses.
Young people are particularly targets for this treatment, getting sanctions for not hoop jumping correctly.
So basic benefits and maximum stress.
Then one of them gets a doctor’s note for stress and anxiety, depression, or diagnosed with ADHD autism, a bad back etc or all of those together
Get signed off, switches to sickness benefits, gets a lot more money, zero pressure from jobcentre…
Now they’re all at it.
Obvious solution pay the real job seekers the most and offer real help.
The government will do nothing, they’ll just talk about it.
You have to assume it’s the way they like it already.
Muslim preacher urges followers to claim ‘Jihad Seeker’s Allowance’
A Muslim preacher is secretly filmed urging followers to take benefits from the state to fund a holy war.
In the US the democrats are saying that by pulling US taxpayers ‘ money out of mad projects it will increase the influence of the Chinese . Desperate stuff …. And of course they are desperate for stories of countries starving to death because they haven’t got the free money anymore ….
I was looking – too at the end of the various ‘special months ‘ invented to divide people . All federal ‘special months ‘ are now banned – not before time ….
A February 2008 Freedom of Information Act request for the release of details of MPs’ expense claims was allowed by an Information Tribunal and was challenged by the House of Commons Authorities on the grounds that it was “unlawfully intrusive”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal
“America’s foreign aid agency could see its staff slashed from about 10,000 to fewer than 300 globally as the Trump administration makes major cuts to government spending.”
From 2015 to 2018, USAID’s direct women empowerment program served over 61,000 women with leadership skills, business development services, civil service training, job experience, and civil society advocacy that allows women to contribute to their country’s peace and prosperity.
Still the same vicious, nasty little shit that so deserves his comeuppance:
Mandelson, somehow our bloody ambassador, and his first attempt at diplomacy as reported in the USA:
“Question on Jeffrey Epstein ties prompts reported foul-mouthed response from new UK ambassador to US.
The reporter questioned Epstein’s relationship with Mandelson, which was described in a 2019 internal document from JPMorgan that noted a “particularly close relationship” between Epstein, Prince Andrew and Mandelson, who was described as “a senior member of the British government.
Not the BBC – but C4 doing a hit piece on Elon Musk . Unfortunately for C4 stuff is happening so quickly in the US that it had become ‘historical ‘ – the talking heads included the standard 30 year old democrat female ( with cat ) – mickey gove ( who ?) and ernernsdo much I muchi whose qualifications to talk about either musk or the US seem – suspect .
Anyway – as expected – they didn’t get a sane musk supporter and poor Matthew Fry seemed punch drunk dazed and confused about seeing his smug democrat DeI world coming to a rapid end ….. waste of 46 minutes ..
Ed seems to think that when the sun is not shining in the middle of winter (those long nights) and when the wind is not blowing or alternatively is blowing too hard during a gale that solar farms where we no longer grow food to food to feed an ever increasing population and an offshore wind farm the spoils the environment for those holidaying in the UK and contains global warming gases will produce all the energy we need and will free us from the grip of international markets. Poor sap.
Even the Labour-supporting BBC have reported on TWatO his volte faces on the third runway at Heathrow and his non-opposition to new nuclear power stations. If Minibrain continues in office, the lights will go out all over the UK and the energy bill to UK consumers will be colossal.
Up2
I find the tactics of The TTK regime weird – to say the least . Surely what they need are ‘quick wins ‘ stuff which will boost spending by individuals now .
But what they are doing is ‘planning ‘ – whether it be airports or nuclear reactors – stuff which will take decades and are based on the assumption that TTK will be in power for ever .
This might lead to the deduction that voting is over – that citizens will have no voice on the government – which isn’t far away from where we are now ….
Yes. I was going to post something about the democratic deficit. Although the Smarmer Government is probably the worst ever a close second would be the previous Tory Government(s). It seems obvious to me that our democratically elected Governments aren’t actually in charge. It’s clear that the intention is to ensure that British people do not control the agenda. China and our Civil Service seem to be calling the shots. The emergence of Covid almost to the day we Brexited seems deeply suspicious to me. The fact that we are sacrificing ourselves to Net Zero while China continues to ramp up CO2 emissions without any protest or intervention seems very strange.
Another strange matter seems to be Smarmer’s attitude to Planning. Whilst failing to recognise that Planning is a legal framework and part of our democratic right to protest he appears to want to sweep it all away. The way he speaks about Planning reveals him to be an extremely authoritarian man. He behaves and sounds like Stalin.
Mark
Yep. Change is a-coming and St. Greta ain’t gonna like it one bit!
She may even wake up to the fact that she is being used by old, communist white men hell bent on the destruction of the Western World.
Readers of this esteemed website will have noticed correspondence during the January cold snap ( aka winter) that the resultant anticyclone reduced wind power to a magnificent 3-5GW accounting for under 10% of our electricity need.
Did the impartial BBC ask Ed Millibrain about this?
Nope. Thought not.
Oh and by the way, on Toady before Millibrain’s interview they spoke to a Labour MP who……..totally agreed with him!!!!!!!
Impartiality in action, BBC style!
Wind turbines are ageing – what happens next?
With an average lifespan of 25 years, a high proportion of wind turbines across the world are approaching retirement.
Eve Thomas
March 18, 2024
The primary material in a wind turbine is steel, which is used for the tower, nacelle and foundation and can comprise anywhere between 66% and 79% of the materials present in the structure.
A typical wind turbine can require anywhere between 200 and 800 liters of oil, depending on its size, with most needing around 700 gallons of lubricant, which is usually a specialized synthetic oil that needs to be replaced every 9 to 16 months; this oil is primarily used to lubricate the gearbox within the turbine.
The energy to get 700 gallons to the top of a 120m wind turbine would run a 1kW bar fire for 1 hour.
Someone should ask mad-Ed if you got a monstrous regiment of heavy feminists and hauled them up to the top of the wind turbine during times of excess wind and then let them down the regenerating lift during dunkelflaute could this be a winner?
MM, the nacelle contains sulphur hexaflouride which the IPCC of the UN has determined is the most Global Warming of all gases even outdoing methane which is the No.2 bogey gas of all, even beating CO2 into third place in the UN’s IPPC Chart of GW gases.
“‘Labour’s Empire of Lies’ – actually a perfectly apt description. 👍”
Baroness Louise Casey appointed as Government Lead Non-Executive Director.
The Government Lead Non-Executive will bring non executives from different departments together to ensure cross cutting delivery is pursued across government.
SHE CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!
Baroness Casey will also play a key role in recruiting and coordinating non-executive directors, setting cross-cutting NED priorities. She will also support the Cabinet Office and other departments to deliver the Plan for Change: driving economic growth to put more money in working people’s pockets, getting the NHS back on its feet, securing our borders, and rebuilding Britain in a decade of national renewal.
Just a shame it took some few days to recover this information – would’ve been grand if DJT could’ve delivered the info on the steps of that cathedral to the smirking press mob when leaving ….
I guess omniscience and timing didn’t coincide at the cathedral – I did see JD Vance’s reaction though … he won’t forget that moment. The bishop stoked some enmity there and her antics should be countered – with interest…
The dim cleric probably thought she landed one on DJT et al – I’d say she burned a rickety bridge….
Sort of reminded me of the preposterous harridan Senator Liz Warren.
C4 news is pure anti Trump porn now . Bleeding heart liberals moaning about the closure of USAID – cutting funding to the UN – which is apparently funded by the US by 50% . And what does the US get for it ? Zilch …
I wonder if the true president is considering pulling out of the UN ? Does it serve US interests ? Bit like that ‘international law ‘ crap for ever being used against the US ….
Poor C4 – a nervous breakdown on the TV – great fun ..
Tomo – im just enjoying their suffering …. They just cannot conceive that so many Americans voted for ‘ America first ‘ … if only it could come here … and if Europe disrespects America – it could give the true president the excuse to reduce NATO – and make the parasitic Europeans pay for their own defence …
Roles and responsibilities
Tim Davie is the 17th Director-General of the BBC
The Director-General is the Chief Executive Officer of the BBC, its Editor-in-Chief
The DG is the editorial, operational and creative leader of the BBC, with responsibility for a global workforce running services across television, radio and online
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tomoMar 12, 18:35 Midweek 12th March 2025 20+++ years of all uses for the entire country presently sat under Lancashire and Lincolnshire – to Westminster’s eternal shame
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taffmanMar 12, 16:46 Midweek 12th March 2025 Kikuchiyo Hello, I aint seen you trolling on this site for a long time ? Where have you been?
Drink or ask ChatGPT “Why is my tap not working today?”
Concern UK’s AI ambitions could lead to water shortages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce85wx9jjndo
Dr Venkatesh Uddameri, a Texas-based expert in water resources management, says a typical data centre can use between 11 million and 19 million litres of water per day, roughly the same as a town of 30,000 to 50,000 people.
“Thames Water declined to comment. It signposted its recent five-year plan, which has been approved by the government.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce85wx9jjndo
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Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency cash
Lenders to the debt-saddled company are offering up to £3bn in additional short-term loans to buy time to complete a major restructuring of the UK’s biggest water and waste company.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjvg2rdr2eo
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Chinese lenders key as Thames Water’s owner seeks time to pay debts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/04/thames-water-owner-kemble-debts-banks-loan-extension
Wow this is getting…better and better:
“Donald Trump has signed an executive order that authorises aggressive economic sanctions against the international criminal court (ICC), accusing the body of “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting the US and Israel.
The order grants the US president broad powers to impose asset freezes and travel bans against ICC staff and their family members if the US determines that they are involved in efforts to investigate or prosecute citizens of the US and certain allies.
The hostile action against the ICC comes in response to the court’s decision in November to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.”
And, who was behind this ?
Bloody South Africa…and Bangladesh, those paragons of tolerance and human rights
On 17 November 2023, the Office of the Prosecutor received a further referral of the Situation in the State of Palestine, from South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, and Djibouti, and on 18 January 2024, the Republic of Chile and the United Mexican State additionally submitted a referral to the Prosecutor with respect to the situation in The State of Palestine.
“Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Warrants of arrest
The Chamber issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024, the day the Prosecution filed the applications for warrants of arrest.”
Just to put in perspective regarding the main country behind the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu:
South Africa 2023
Incidents of gender-based violence continued while perpetrators enjoyed impunity. The Department of Basic Education failed in its promise to eradicate pit latrines in schools. Illiteracy rates among Grade 4 pupils rose. There were concerns that the National Health Insurance Bill might have an adverse impact on access to quality healthcare. Access to quality and safe drinking water declined. Refugees and migrants continued to be denied access to primary healthcare. The murder rate remained high. Police continued to use excessive force in response to protests. Threats against human rights defenders, activists and whistle-blowers, and attempts to silence journalists continued. The government made no progress on the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/africa/southern-africa/south-africa/report-south-africa/
Will Trump be going after this little beauty:
Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC (born 30 March 1970) is a British lawyer specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law, who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan
And, of course, not forgetting:
Bangladesh 2023
The government intensified its crackdown on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly ahead of general elections scheduled for January 2024. Authorities used the powers in the Digital Security Act and other legislation to target journalists and human rights defenders, subjecting them to arbitrary detention and torture. There was a concerning increase in enforced disappearances and lack of accountability for deaths in custody. Occupational safety remained a distant dream for many workers. Refugees endured homelessness due to a fire in a camp and a cyclone as well as food insecurity. Rations for refugees were restricted due to the UN’s acute funding shortfall. Bangladesh remained extremely vulnerable to impacts of climate change.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/asia-and-the-pacific/south-asia/bangladesh/report-bangladesh/
“Authorities used the powers in the Digital Security Act and other legislation to target journalists and human rights defenders”
HA HA HAAH HAHA!
Keir Starmer says hold my beer as I release people from jail!
“Starmer’s Close Friend (Philippe Sands KC) Entered Chagos Without Permission And Raised Mauritius Flag Over British Territory”
order-order.com
Comment”What made me laugh is that they didn’t land on DG but on a remote atoll.The legal equivalent of flashing in an empty park.”
Apparently TTK is having an emergency cabinet to discus tanking the economy – what other jobs can they kill ? Industries to destroy ? … picture the scene of those clowns sitting round the table pretending they have a clue at fixing anything – same as the blue lot …
…. And I didn’t realise that dolt cleverly had the idea of giving away for chagos airfield ….
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Lord Waheed Alli – £6,134.00
Payment Type: InKind
Payment Description: Clothing and personal support to spouse
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25353/keir_starmer/holborn_and_st_pancras/register
Keir Starmer
The Prime Minister
Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras
We had another 145 in Wednesday.
Up 48% year on year – so far.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days
THE NHS IS SAVED! MORE NURSES!
“5 February 2025
Migrants arrived 145
Boats 2
Boats involved in uncontrolled landings 0”
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days
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A ‘small boat’ is one of a number of vessels used by individuals who cross the English Channel, with the aim of gaining entry to the UK without a visa or permission to enter
‘small boat’ = without a visa or permission to enter = illegal, but keep using the word small boats! HAHA HA HAH HAHA HAHHA!
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The data on arrivals does not include individuals who:
arrive in the UK on larger vessels, such as go-fast craft, yachts (except those arriving in the area of operations of small boats), motor cruisers, tugs and fishing vessels – although these are rarely used by irregular migrants at present
arrive in the UK clandestinely on larger vessels not referenced above, including where hidden in a vehicle on a ferry
are prevented from departing France, or those intercepted by French authorities and returned to France
arrive in the UK undetected, or where there have been reports of people making the crossing, but no actual encounters
Britain – built rail systems across the world, cannot connect London to Manchester with HS2 to reduce the time by 30 minutes.
”
Before the link was scrapped, HS2 was projected to take an hour off Manchester to London journeys – from just over two hours to just over one hour. HS2 trains will still run to Manchester, and journey times will be cut between Manchester, Birmingham and London by up to 30 minutes, Mr Sunak said.6 Oct 2023″
Didn’t I read somewhere that the HS2 trains north beyond Birmingham will be SLOWER than the existing pendolino trains as they won’t be able to go fast around the bends.
Pay £100 bn. Get a worse service!
“HS2 services to Manchester may run slower than normal trains
This article is more than 1 year old
‘High-speed’ trains from Birmingham to Manchester could also impact west coast mainline service”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/07/sunaks-plan-to-run-part-of-hs2-on-existing-track-may-be-slower-than-existing-service
As the labour Government’s PR agency of record, and attack squad, it intrigues what captures BBC attention, what they feel the need to tackle, and what they ignore.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-approval-ratings-of-24-world-leaders-in-2025/
Rwanda was at 99.15%!?!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx0247xx585o
North Korea at 100%
Pay more taxes to end the Sun Climate Change!
The Sun’s Magnetic Field is about to Flip
https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/the-suns-magnetic-field-is-about-to-flip/
“Cosmic rays are also affected. These are high-energy particles accelerated to nearly light speed by supernova explosions and other violent events in the galaxy. Cosmic rays are a danger to astronauts and space probes, and some researchers say they might affect the cloudiness and climate of Earth. The current sheet acts as a barrier to cosmic rays, deflecting them as they attempt to penetrate the inner solar system. A wavy, crinkly sheet acts as a better shield against these energetic particles from deep space.”
TOADY Watch #1 – Mens doubles presenting Toady with Rajan and Jack on court ….
… to mention Far Right, Hard Right and Populism quite a lot. I think the BBC are running scared of democratic Conservatism as they realise the BBC dreams of a Socialist Republic may be over for some time.
Up2- and I think they’ve got a ‘look away now ‘ thing going on as far as what’s happening in the US … I don’t think they’ll even be rolling out the usual ex Obama ‘ advisors ‘ to bad mouth the new regime ….
But I did hear the insane comrade Milliband junior talking complete Green stupidity about how the UK will be hydrocarbon free … ….. with no regard to the cost of stuff right now – and for the foreseeable future – which in my book is 20 plus years of high energy costs …
Enjoy the GREEN MEAT …
A true virtue signaller at his craft.
Mark
I wonder where the Labour Party would prefer to take the knee. In the groin perhaps?
On the face of it the above poster is illegal because it must have the name and address of the printer and publisher (Representation of the Peoples Act Section 110). This is a criminal offence.
It could be that the imprint is on the reverse side, or off the page. However an imprint on the reverse side does not help if the poster is stuck inside a closed shop window (for example).
Labour and the Unions are repeat offenders of this criminal offence. However the 2T authorities blindly look the other way with labour and the unions. Little old ladies campaigning against abortion though is another matter entirely.
2T 2T 2T 2T 2T 2T 2T 2T 2T
En you could simply do a reverse image search
When I put the : spoof Labour poster
into Twitter it comes up quite quickly as a spoof
A hannel4 doco said Patriotic Alternative made fake posters both of Labour and of Tory
However I don’t see a prosecution
Like what is misleading ?
BTW Ld By Donkerys also made huge great fake advertising hoardings against Farage
however they put their ow name in small letters hidden away
Chancellor marks £600m of secure growth for UK economy in Beijing
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-marks-600m-of-secure-growth-for-uk-economy-in-beijing
Chinese companies to invest up to $7 billion in Congo mining infrastructure
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinese-invest-up-7-bln-congo-mining-infrastructure-statement-2024-01-27/
“According to official UK bilateral aid statistics, the UK spent £68.4 million on aid to China in 2019, up from £44.7 million in 2015. Table 1 presents the breakdown of this aid by department or fund over the period from 2015 to 2019.”
“Addressing micronutrient deficiencies associated with the double burden of childhood malnutrition in China, a combined food system framework”
https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/programme/GB-GOV-13-FUND–GCRF-BB_T008989_1/summary
Total budget
£1,006,949
Land Degradation Neutrality Fund
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
Total budget
£10,000,000
Location
The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.
China
https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/programme/XM-DAC-41110-CHN.S4/summary
£6,655,284<
6 MILLION!
“Some on benefits are ‘taking the mickey’, says minister”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gpyv4dnwo
“Last year, the government spent £65bn on sickness benefits, external – a 25% increase from the year before the pandemic. That figure is forecast to increase to around £100bn before the next general election.
Kendall was speaking to ITV about a Department of Work and Pensions survey that suggested 200,000 people on benefits were ready to work if they had support.”
The uniparty is taking the piss here.
They now have a punitive welfare system for the real job seeking claiments, where they get little money and maximum stress from the “job” centre.
With each claiment is assigned a job coach who is like a bullying probation officer.
They’re expected to search for jobs for 35 hours a week and provde evidence they’ve done this, and report in person to the job centre regularly, and are sent on endless, useless, full time employability courses.
Young people are particularly targets for this treatment, getting sanctions for not hoop jumping correctly.
So basic benefits and maximum stress.
Then one of them gets a doctor’s note for stress and anxiety, depression, or diagnosed with ADHD autism, a bad back etc or all of those together
Get signed off, switches to sickness benefits, gets a lot more money, zero pressure from jobcentre…
Now they’re all at it.
Obvious solution pay the real job seekers the most and offer real help.
The government will do nothing, they’ll just talk about it.
You have to assume it’s the way they like it already.
How to buy voters!
Muslim preacher urges followers to claim ‘Jihad Seeker’s Allowance’
A Muslim preacher is secretly filmed urging followers to take benefits from the state to fund a holy war.
By Melanie Hall
17 February 2013 • 3:21pm
DT reports conspiracy by European states to stop the US from taking control of Greenland – now that would be a war !
Trump can see the Chinese Belt and Roads initiative – won’t be long now.
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“Members (MPs who work for YOU) have a general duty to act in the interests of the nation as a whole; and a special duty to their constituents.” https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmcode/1885/188502.htm
Find your MP and PM using post code and write to them … you have to confirm your email: https://www.writetothem.com/write
Find out what your MP and PM voted for, search speeches and how what bribes, errr gifts they get : https://www.theyworkforyou.com/
Track how your MP fills in expenses and what they are paid and expenses they can claim: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-staffing-business-costs/your-mp
UK Foreign Aid Tracker (TAX PAYER MONEY)- The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme. China £6,655,284
https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/programme/XM-DAC-41110-CHN.S4/summary
I tolerate The Daily Mash because, while they err too much on the political left, they can be equal opportunity with twats.
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/disgraced-tv-chef-not-one-of-ours-for-a-fking-change-cheers-bbc-20250207254653?
In the US the democrats are saying that by pulling US taxpayers ‘ money out of mad projects it will increase the influence of the Chinese . Desperate stuff …. And of course they are desperate for stories of countries starving to death because they haven’t got the free money anymore ….
I was looking – too at the end of the various ‘special months ‘ invented to divide people . All federal ‘special months ‘ are now banned – not before time ….
Malawi racist videos: Chinese man convicted after BBC expose
Published
20 July 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66261665
A Malawian court has convicted a Chinese national on multiple charges including trafficking and procuring children to take part in entertainment.
He said he had made his videos in order to spread Chinese culture to the local community.
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Samantha Cameron: Chinese factories can be better than British ‘sweat shops’
Cameron said her fashion label Cefinn is manufactured in China because British factories failed the audit
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/26/samantha-cameron-chinese-factories-can-better-british-sweat/
The UK government has demanded to be able to access encrypted data stored by Apple users worldwide in its cloud service.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20g288yldko
…. HA HA HA HAHAHA ….
A February 2008 Freedom of Information Act request for the release of details of MPs’ expense claims was allowed by an Information Tribunal and was challenged by the House of Commons Authorities on the grounds that it was “unlawfully intrusive”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal
Not keen frankly.
Rather bonkers chart.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-how-much-people-trust-institutions-by-country/
The Starmer effect? Or the BBC?
“America’s foreign aid agency could see its staff slashed from about 10,000 to fewer than 300 globally as the Trump administration makes major cuts to government spending.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6701gl60o
https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/mission-directory
Women’s Empowerment and Gender
https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/afghanistan/gender-participant-training
From 2015 to 2018, USAID’s direct women empowerment program served over 61,000 women with leadership skills, business development services, civil service training, job experience, and civil society advocacy that allows women to contribute to their country’s peace and prosperity.
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Afghan women ‘banned from midwife courses’ in latest blow to rights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy3l1035nlo
Insurrection ? contempt for democracy ?
“California plans to continue allowing trans athletes to compete in girls’ sports despite Trump executive order.
The state has faced multiple controversies over trans athletes competing against girls in the last year.”
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/california-plans-continue-allowing-trans-athletes-compete-girls-sports-despite-trump-executive-order
Transgender wrestler Mack Beggs wins Texas girls title again
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/25/transgender-wrestler-mack-beggs-wins-texas-girls-title
Yuri tells it like it is
Still the same vicious, nasty little shit that so deserves his comeuppance:
Mandelson, somehow our bloody ambassador, and his first attempt at diplomacy as reported in the USA:
“Question on Jeffrey Epstein ties prompts reported foul-mouthed response from new UK ambassador to US.
The reporter questioned Epstein’s relationship with Mandelson, which was described in a 2019 internal document from JPMorgan that noted a “particularly close relationship” between Epstein, Prince Andrew and Mandelson, who was described as “a senior member of the British government.
‘F— off. OK?’ new UK ambassador reportedly said”
https://www.foxnews.com/us/question-jeffrey-epstein-ties-prompts-alleged-foul-mouthed-response-new-uk-ambassador-us
diplomacy
noun
the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country’s representatives abroad.
“an extensive round of diplomacy in the Middle East”
Similar:
the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way.
“with perfect diplomacy, he divided his attention between Meryl and Anthea”
The islamic threat in a nutshell.
Share before Rayner makes it illegal.
“The war is not against Muslims. The war is not against Islam.”
@2:36
Mohammed so loved kids, Allah said it’s ok to have a 6 year old .. oh wait .. radical ideology.
Not the BBC – but C4 doing a hit piece on Elon Musk . Unfortunately for C4 stuff is happening so quickly in the US that it had become ‘historical ‘ – the talking heads included the standard 30 year old democrat female ( with cat ) – mickey gove ( who ?) and ernernsdo much I muchi whose qualifications to talk about either musk or the US seem – suspect .
Anyway – as expected – they didn’t get a sane musk supporter and poor Matthew Fry seemed punch drunk dazed and confused about seeing his smug democrat DeI world coming to a rapid end ….. waste of 46 minutes ..
TOADY Watch #2 – The Ed Minibrain interview
Ed seems to think that when the sun is not shining in the middle of winter (those long nights) and when the wind is not blowing or alternatively is blowing too hard during a gale that solar farms where we no longer grow food to food to feed an ever increasing population and an offshore wind farm the spoils the environment for those holidaying in the UK and contains global warming gases will produce all the energy we need and will free us from the grip of international markets. Poor sap.
Even the Labour-supporting BBC have reported on TWatO his volte faces on the third runway at Heathrow and his non-opposition to new nuclear power stations. If Minibrain continues in office, the lights will go out all over the UK and the energy bill to UK consumers will be colossal.
Up2
I find the tactics of The TTK regime weird – to say the least . Surely what they need are ‘quick wins ‘ stuff which will boost spending by individuals now .
But what they are doing is ‘planning ‘ – whether it be airports or nuclear reactors – stuff which will take decades and are based on the assumption that TTK will be in power for ever .
This might lead to the deduction that voting is over – that citizens will have no voice on the government – which isn’t far away from where we are now ….
Yes. I was going to post something about the democratic deficit. Although the Smarmer Government is probably the worst ever a close second would be the previous Tory Government(s). It seems obvious to me that our democratically elected Governments aren’t actually in charge. It’s clear that the intention is to ensure that British people do not control the agenda. China and our Civil Service seem to be calling the shots. The emergence of Covid almost to the day we Brexited seems deeply suspicious to me. The fact that we are sacrificing ourselves to Net Zero while China continues to ramp up CO2 emissions without any protest or intervention seems very strange.
Another strange matter seems to be Smarmer’s attitude to Planning. Whilst failing to recognise that Planning is a legal framework and part of our democratic right to protest he appears to want to sweep it all away. The way he speaks about Planning reveals him to be an extremely authoritarian man. He behaves and sounds like Stalin.
Mark
Yep. Change is a-coming and St. Greta ain’t gonna like it one bit!
She may even wake up to the fact that she is being used by old, communist white men hell bent on the destruction of the Western World.
I await the new Greta book – “How I was used and uneducated” (c) Greta the Great!
Fed, quite correct unless the TTK regime is to match the Blair premiership for its damaging effect on the UK.
Readers of this esteemed website will have noticed correspondence during the January cold snap ( aka winter) that the resultant anticyclone reduced wind power to a magnificent 3-5GW accounting for under 10% of our electricity need.
Did the impartial BBC ask Ed Millibrain about this?
Nope. Thought not.
Oh and by the way, on Toady before Millibrain’s interview they spoke to a Labour MP who……..totally agreed with him!!!!!!!
Impartiality in action, BBC style!
Sluff
The BBC is well past it’s use by date and even the maggots have vacated the carcass.
Wind turbines are ageing – what happens next?
With an average lifespan of 25 years, a high proportion of wind turbines across the world are approaching retirement.
Eve Thomas
March 18, 2024
The primary material in a wind turbine is steel, which is used for the tower, nacelle and foundation and can comprise anywhere between 66% and 79% of the materials present in the structure.
A typical wind turbine can require anywhere between 200 and 800 liters of oil, depending on its size, with most needing around 700 gallons of lubricant, which is usually a specialized synthetic oil that needs to be replaced every 9 to 16 months; this oil is primarily used to lubricate the gearbox within the turbine.
The energy to get 700 gallons to the top of a 120m wind turbine would run a 1kW bar fire for 1 hour.
Someone should ask mad-Ed if you got a monstrous regiment of heavy feminists and hauled them up to the top of the wind turbine during times of excess wind and then let them down the regenerating lift during dunkelflaute could this be a winner?
MM, the nacelle contains sulphur hexaflouride which the IPCC of the UN has determined is the most Global Warming of all gases even outdoing methane which is the No.2 bogey gas of all, even beating CO2 into third place in the UN’s IPPC Chart of GW gases.
Labour’s Empire of Lies David Starkey
“‘Labour’s Empire of Lies’ – actually a perfectly apt description. 👍”
Baroness Louise Casey appointed as Government Lead Non-Executive Director.
The Government Lead Non-Executive will bring non executives from different departments together to ensure cross cutting delivery is pursued across government.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/baroness-louise-casey-appointed-as-government-lead-non-executive-director
SHE CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!
Baroness Casey will also play a key role in recruiting and coordinating non-executive directors, setting cross-cutting NED priorities. She will also support the Cabinet Office and other departments to deliver the Plan for Change: driving economic growth to put more money in working people’s pockets, getting the NHS back on its feet, securing our borders, and rebuilding Britain in a decade of national renewal.
Sheesh…. a quango queen incarnate
Just a shame it took some few days to recover this information – would’ve been grand if DJT could’ve delivered the info on the steps of that cathedral to the smirking press mob when leaving ….
https://x.com/RealAlexJones/status/1887594914063568987
BBC reports it ?
tomo
Nah. You know the BBC. They don’t report fake news. In fact the BBC don’t report ANY news! They are deceased.
@Tomo that information about her church getting millions to help asylum seekers, was out in the NY post on 31st January
https://nypost.com/2025/01/31/opinion/episcopal-bishop-lectures-trump-while-earning-taxpayer-millions-to-bring-migrants-into-us/
Her speech was on Jan 22nd
BTW I found a Guardian article about it. It said it had been changed a few days lter on account of the Guardian being supplied with an incorrect transcript .
Curious.
I guess omniscience and timing didn’t coincide at the cathedral – I did see JD Vance’s reaction though … he won’t forget that moment. The bishop stoked some enmity there and her antics should be countered – with interest…
The dim cleric probably thought she landed one on DJT et al – I’d say she burned a rickety bridge….
Sort of reminded me of the preposterous harridan Senator Liz Warren.
Can we borrow Russel Vought and set him to work on Whitehall ?
A Telegraph tale from the USA.
C4 news is pure anti Trump porn now . Bleeding heart liberals moaning about the closure of USAID – cutting funding to the UN – which is apparently funded by the US by 50% . And what does the US get for it ? Zilch …
I wonder if the true president is considering pulling out of the UN ? Does it serve US interests ? Bit like that ‘international law ‘ crap for ever being used against the US ….
Poor C4 – a nervous breakdown on the TV – great fun ..
C4 News are going to pair actual business insolvency with their moral bankruptcy?
Haven’t watched in years and have no intention of doing so after seeing their long slide into 100% agenda driven sneery propaganda.
Seems likely their trough might’ve been replenished by USAID ?
Tomo – im just enjoying their suffering …. They just cannot conceive that so many Americans voted for ‘ America first ‘ … if only it could come here … and if Europe disrespects America – it could give the true president the excuse to reduce NATO – and make the parasitic Europeans pay for their own defence …
“And what does the US get for it ?” platforms to say USA is bad and Africa/Saudi/Iran/CHina are good – HA HA HAH AH A H
Nice of Davie to dress up for the occasion. Oh, hang on…
I am an 84 year old git and to me the BBC is a boring old fart that I never watch and who should f–k off and leave me alone.
Yes – i gone a letter from TV licensing today asking me what I will be doing on the 19th February – 77 brigade to file ….
New thread time ..
Fed, #me too.
Roles and responsibilities
Tim Davie is the 17th Director-General of the BBC
The Director-General is the Chief Executive Officer of the BBC, its Editor-in-Chief
The DG is the editorial, operational and creative leader of the BBC, with responsibility for a global workforce running services across television, radio and online
Annual remuneration (as at July 2024)
£525,000
https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/whoweare/tim-davie
Any country using British Industrialisation methods must pay the Britain 1 billion a month. Retrospective payments from China and Saudi.
Any country using slavery like China,Yemen and Saudi must pay Britain 1 billion per month for patent infringement.
Any country BANNING slavery must pay Britain 1 billion per month for patent infringement.
Any country using science that has not been decolonised needs to pay Britain 1 billion per month.