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Gov's new 'low cost' loans for green tech is out. Devil is really in what happens to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS). If this is additional to the existing level then fine, if its an inferior safety net for a gutted BUS grant its really not. We won't have to wait long to find out.

Not long to go now! The Skids & Theatre of Hate, two iconic post punk bands will be on stage at Drummonds on Belmont Street. Afterwards, I’ll be doing one of my post punk sets all the way through till 2am. My set sponsored as always by @doricstudio.bsky.social

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RIIO 3 April 2026 to March 2031 has £17.8bn for gas networks.

It is, today, not the 13th anniversary of the publication of Steven Morrissey’s autobiography (it had been out for ten days) but something much better: the 13th anniversary of the Sunday Times publishing A. A. Gill’s merciless mauling of it—a review which went on to win Hatchet Job of the Year

I don't have much time for the 'solar should be built on brownfield' argument its not realistic for scale deployment. But as brownfield goes this is a pretty good example

EU gas is above €90/MWh, its highest since Dec 2022. Brent is above $115, its highest since June 2022. The EU has already paid €100bn+ extra for oil and gas since Hormuz closed. Not one extra molecule. Best defence: electrify. janrosenow.substack.com/p/europes-be...

You can go see the exhibition at the Harris in Preston theharris.org.uk/product/alte...

This is absolutely fabulous. Lovely set of stories and photos. @punkrockhistory.bsky.social

Stop what you are doing and look at this lovely story. A photography student in the 80s took pictures of punks and mods on the street in Preston. He’s now tracked them down and photographed them again. The pictures and stories are really ❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Staffordshire Shitshow Reform UK Leader in Staffordshire, Martin Murray has just resigned. That’s another fash in the pan Reform UK leader.

It’s thanks to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme that tens of thousands of homes across the UK have been able to move away from gas. This programme is working, and we must continue to back it.

Feels like there is a huge amount behind this story, but.. Live in carer is a 24/7 role. Put your own life on hold and also stress, disturbance, and general wearing down for the carer. Those not involved just don't get this. Siblings should be praising their sister. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s that windy out there I can well believe Aberdeen was blown into Buchan.

Reform plan to bring back imperial measurements to help boost US trade, not realising that US imperial measurements are different from UK ones. So dense a black hole is empty space by comparison.

Is this click bait for a fading bunch of cretins, or do they really think that it's a vote winner for those that were taught feet, yards, acres, Fahrenheit, and fluid ounces..... I was born at end of 60's, was never taught anything but metric. Out of touch....

Just five years after mountain hares gained full legal protection, a new exemption allows them to be hunted and killed for falconry. These native animals now face being killed for falconers' entertainment, while captive birds of prey are exploited to hunt them. A shameful step backwards.

How did the grid react as Storm Austen and Storm Boelo passed through over the weekend? I pulled this together over the weekend. It's part of a new video format that I'm exploring to better explain what's going on within the energy system and the wider context surrounding it (such as the weather).

Something in both my eyes.....

Dr Asif Hasan was born in Pakistan. He is a cardiac surgeon who spearheaded critical breakthroughs in paediatric care. If you're a racist rural Albertan, reflect on whether you deserve to be treated better than this immigrant because of your lofty contributions to the community.

May have to go and visit at some point... Wonderful. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.

Google photos has just reminded me that 16 years ago we were on honeymoon, and travelling down from Petra to Aqaba, where Jordan, Israel, Egypt and Saudi effective converge..... Don't think we would choose that today.

Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

@monkemma.bsky.social You'll have seen the MoS/BBC cross over? bsky.app/profile/redp...

Recovery of gas network costs during the transition: Consumers who have never had gas or left it for environmental reason are going to regard 2 in particular - potentially 3+4 depending on detail - as a low blow.

@monkemma.bsky.social And next thing I see is this.......!!!

High streets are an important part of modern Britain. It's where afternoon drinkers go to get interviewed by news reporters for their views about immigration.

🧵 Wow - this article is bordering on unhinged! Apparently the BBC is akin to a “North Korean re-education camp” for teaching children about net-zero and covering both the pros AND cons of immigration Join me for a masterclass in cherry-picking and context stripping to brainwash your own readers👍🏻

Would expect 47/ICE to shackle and deport her as she entered the country as an illegal from Trinidad. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Four big trees down on run route this morning through Fetternear, but lovely to be out and about in the calm, with gorgeous sunrise.

In my opinion closing the AM network is very shortsighted. A small number of AM transmitters covers most of the country. DAB coverage is pretty thin: on any car journey there are many miles when I have to switch to AM to listen to 5Live. (2/3)

Seems that some people can get to pay to go to the best British educational establishments, but learn absolutely nothing of an any value. J, Webb: Sidcot School (approx £5,000 /term) LSE Sidcot a Quaker School. Quaker values Simplicity, True Equality, Peace.....

The presenter of #r4today opines.

Even more clean air in central London. Fabulous. Be bold. Be ambitious! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

BLOODY WELL DONE, BRAZIL.

Good news from Brazil and Serbia. Israel and US next?

Sky clear, pressure rising, temperature falling.

Jings! Just round the corner Tree down opposite the care home on Grove Road B993 Kemnay.

Thanks to those of you who braved the elements to head out and see me in Aberdeen on Friday & Stirling last night. Your commitment to the cause of poetry is highly commendable. Next week, it’s Stamford, Bury St Edmunds, Corsham & the first of my Oxford shows. brianbilston.com/events/

Jack up drilling rig collapse and sinking due to punch through when pre-loading prior to drilling off Gabon www.upstreamonline.com/safety/five-...

NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: Even on 100% gas power, heat pumps cut emissions by ~48% and EVs by about half. The authors of an “electrification doesn’t cut emissions” paper made a series of compounding mistakes and used misleading assumptions. Here's why. janrosenow.substack.com/p/heat-pumps...

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