Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[ricky2tricky4city]

Devil will be in the detail there, I read its not expanding the drilling or issuing new licences, its speeding up existing, which for the benefit of policy, its no difference to what came before if true. Not sure if that was accurate but was def in the report I read a week ago

I'd read there was already new licences in the pipeline, so as long as there aren't more to come on top, you imagine it was factored into their eco energy plan.

It could be argued that it might trick Trump into thinking we're aligning with him....as he rarely looks into the detail.

(Not that we should care)

 

[Jurgen the German]

I was impressed with Andy Burnham's speech. The fact that he delivered it without any notes or an autocue made it even more impressive. Time will tell whether he's ultimately a success, but it was certainly a strong performance.

I'm less enthusiastic about Ed Miliband being given such a prominent role in government, given his stance on energy policy.

I did have a slight chuckle at the appointment of Angela Rayner as Housing Secretary.

 

[Baleforce]

Healey seems a universally liked appointment

Lets see if he can find that money to increase defence spending...

 

[Seedy Ron]

Healey seems a universally liked appointment

Interesting challenge for him, finding all this money we don't have that he wanted for defence.

Edit - haha, great minds (and fools), Baleforce.

 

[Gutter Boy]

I'm not gonna like this guy either. Idiot.

Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling

Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.

www.bbc.com

Absolutely ridiculous. Those dregs won't be out for a decade, by which time there will be no market for them

Might as well pay the population of Barnsley to go back down their pits

 

[Gutter Boy]

Lets see if he can find that money to increase defence spending...

The best way is to re-label green energy and the science budget as defence. Then we easily meet our NATO commitments, while spending it on something worthwhile

 

[Kandi1977]

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[ricky2tricky4city]

Lets see if he can find that money to increase defence spending...

Can't we just invade somewhere like Venezuela and then pipe all their oil for our own benefit and income?

 

[Gutter Boy]

2. He wants to abolish the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. WTF. If his head is not in that game, he has a massive blind spot. (A worry first floated a couple of weeks back on the rest is politics)

It's been emasculated since universities were moved from there into education. Maybe his idea is a new creation that brings back universities, like the old DIUS (Department for innovation, universities and skills)?