First thing you get taught in something like accountancy is perception of independence is just as important as actual indendence, and you can never do anything that could undermine that. For the poli… (View Post)

That supports my point - instead of spending billions to build transmission to the north of Scotland, use that cash to refurbish the grid around the population centres. There’s a reason the cables fr… (View Post)

That’s half the solution. Another is to stop building wind farms in the far north of Scotland in the vague hope that one day there might be enough transmission to get the energy down to London. It’s … (View Post)

Depends how you measure it. Across the UK, I think that’s true. It’s why you have a sizeable Reform support even in quite leafy areas. But in the more deprived areas, where they are most likely to wi… (View Post)

OTOH, we should expect a degree of personal responsibility from grown adults to keep themselves informed, particularly if they’re going to vote. Coddling the electorate even when they are simply wron… (View Post)