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Hands up if you remember voting in favour of the UK’s ‘net zero’ energy policies. Or even being offered the chance to vote on them at all. Oh…
By Paul Homewood
Ben Pile has a new video out, which needs to be widely spread:
Ben Pile on the cosy compact of Govt, Business and Civil Society
Posted: December 7, 2020 by oldbrew in Energy, greenblob, net zero, opinion, PoliticsTags: energy policy
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The UK National Grid is already in a mess, thanks to ‘green’ policies leading to weather-dependent electricity. This report is two days old…
The low electricity supply situation could be compounded by a planned strike by Electricite de France SA workers on Dec. 10. If the strike impacts nuclear output and France can’t export any power to Britain, National Grid could face an even tougher challenge to keep the lights on.
When supplies are low first National Grid will ask all available coal and gas plants to run. If there’s still not enough, it can ask some large consumers to turn down their demand to try to balance the system that way. After that the network operator will ask local grids to start temporarily cutting off power to consumers. [bold added]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-05/u-k-power-prices-jump-after-grid-warns-of-narrowing-reserves
The low electricity supply situation could be compounded by a planned strike by Electricite de France SA workers on Dec. 10.
Macron won’t be sorry if the UK struggles as a result.
Governments’ “corporate partners” are now too bossy and biased. They’re getting too dangerous and causing unsustainable levels of bristle.
They don’t respectfully see citizens as taxpayers. They see them as employees either to be made rich or fired. It isn’t an appropriate mindset for governance.
The corporate push is for disruptive hurdles (to set up predator-prey financial dynamics) and sickening big drama. It would be delightful to see sensible dominance insistently prioritize equitable balance, stability, and reliability.
Bipartisan Suggestion
Widespread superior math and computer science education is vital to recover freedom for future generations. There has to be a LARGE pool (like every citizen in the population) capable of quick escalation to counter fast-developing r-strategy threats from groups with potentially vastly superior intelligence and capability.
Allowing that gap to continue to grow in size exponentially means irresponsible savage governance both present and future.
Corporate players could recover some of the trust they’ve BURNT by picking a BIPARTISAN cause like this. It will help future generations prepare to solve problems we don’t even imagine will dominate their worries. Go for it corporations: spread universal skills instead of savagely partisan agenda.
Corporate “partners” you know it shouldn’t be so hard to look like you care about the other 50% of the population …instead of looking like you’re just aiming TO MAKE THEM HOMELESS because they back a party you don’t like.
GOOD government might even help corporations find ways to contribute equitably.
Citizens shouldn’t be required to fund psychological attacks on themselves at the direction of corporate partisans unchecked by balanced government.
The beauty of proper free markets is that they tame capitalism and prevent rentiers. But as soon as you interfere in markets you do the opposite. I know plenty of renewable investors who are well aware they are subsidy-farming and not actually creating value. But their job is to produce a return and if they don’t do it, somebody else will.
Do we want an authoritarian superpower as Top Dog in the world? I know I don’t.
databenders at work…