I have great faith in Trump. His stupidity, criminal cupidity and racist narcissism combined with an attention span of a fly - all things you can bet on. He is incredibly reliable by that metric. (View Post)

Well, there is an argument or 2, actually. 1) we need to be heading to net zero 2) if we have an investment in the North Sea this create a lobby to delay (1) 3) setting an example Because of a proble… (View Post)

If we buy oil and gas abroad, the money goes abroad If we use oil and gas produced in the U.K. North Sea, the money goes to the U.K. and is taxed. It also supports a number of jobs in the U.K. If we … (View Post)

Wet storage. The UK military discovered , in WWI that the way to stop volcanic stank fires was to store the ammunition in a rack which is actually a water container. Think pigeonholes in a water tank… (View Post)

Yup. Go look at food production - it's all about mechanisation and transport. (View Post)