I agree with this. On the basis that claimed motivations should neither remove from, nor add to, the criminality of the actions, and sentences should be handed down purely on what people are convicte… (View Post)

Fair point. I am sort of conflating that BP and others are the ones hoping to benefit from CCS largesse as well as pumping out polluting hydrocarbons. (View Post)

Indeed. But debt interest isn't something you can adjust spending on unlike defence, health and welfare. I am open to spending more on defence but I think there needs to be a proper debate leadi… (View Post)

CCS is heavily promoted by oil producers so they can continue to pump out their product while getting others to pay for the clean up. It has little to do with Net Zero. It was also was a project of t… (View Post)

Cut welfare and spend the money on defence instead. No need for tax rises So let's look into where the so-called peace dividend went. What did governments spend more on after the 1990s as they s… (View Post)