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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).

You don't need a big in person turnout when the BBC are providing unscrutinised, almost uninterrupted* free coverage nationwide. *they apologised for breaking away for a weather forecast... apologised! 🤬

Nigel Farage is clearly really enjoying his so-called "Shadow Chancellor"'s speech

Yeah, this is getting absurd. Zero scrutiny. BBC News broadcasts Reform UK speeches in full without interruptions www.thenational.scot/news/2667178...

BREAKING WaPo: Brazil's right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro just effectively conceded defeat to the incumbent left-wing president — minutes after Trump indicated he would not intervene on his behalf.

Embarrassing.... 😆

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Without their consent, via BBC News, licence fee payers are providing free PR for Reform. How is that acceptable? If the DG is looking to make more cuts, the head honchos at BBC News should be the first out the door.

BBC News is trying hard to muscle in on GB News territory. #BBCNewsisbroken

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

At the BBC, Reform fluffer Chris Mason opens a new pack of crayons and begins writing an article about why this is bad news for Burnham.

The same BBC that gave Lineker the boot for daring to have opinions seems more than happy to keep employing Justin ‘MAGA 4 Ever’ Webb on its flagship radio news programme. 🤷‍♂️

In a bizarre video titled “Remembering Aberfan ❤️” Reform’s Welsh leader pays tribute to people killed in the disaster 60 years ago before saying we need ban face coverings…

It is disgraceful that Andy Burnham took an hour out to appear on Gogglebox just to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer. If he's going to do a TV show he should do what I did and pocket £1.5million for eating some kangaroo bollocks.

🚨 WAIT A MINUTE: Melania Trump is now being credited with brokering a ceasefire in Ukraine by the White House—just one week after Pope Leo personally called Vladimir Putin to push for the SAME THING.

if you believe that Melania Trump negotiated a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, I've got a $5,000 Trump dividend and some Melania memecoin to sell you

Someone gave Kemi a taser and she's literally never been happier

Well done to everyone who's condemning Burnham for appearing on Gogglebox. It's a NEW LOW. You'd never have seen PMs or statesmen of old cheapen themselves by association with pop culture... or by appearing on high rating TV shows... Never happened

Fringe nutters remain fringe nutters. All that free publicity and cheerleading from the BBC et al but they're still screwing it up. You love to see it.

Love this fake court sketch of tiny tears Tommy Robinson doing the rounds. Top work whoever did it.

Wishing actor Tom Skerritt a blessed journey to the land of beautiful souls. 🪶✨

You would think that they had better things to do rather than spy on the guy who wanted to provide the nation with a healthcare service free at the point of use. MI5 spied on NHS founder Nye Bevan for more than 20 years, newly released files show www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I think the Bank of England can probably relax.

Reform argue that there is no place in Welsh society for 'Muslim face coverings'. I argue that there is no place for Reform and their ilk in Welsh society.

Enoch Powell level bile and lies from the Times www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...

The youngest House of Lords peer, Baroness (Carmen) Smith of Llanfaes, is proposing a new bill to overhaul the second chamber – and abolish her own role – this Friday. It’s already ruffling feathers among the ermine-robed masses... open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

Chaos in Washington The new Private Eye is out now.

“You,Boy! Get me 7 bags of coke and a copy of the bible. I’ve got Tommy Robinson coming round tonight to talk about his court case!”

Government support for drilling at #Jackdaw takes a wrecking ball to any pretence of UK climate leadership & pours fuel on an overheating world - and for what? It’s equivalent to just 2 months of UK gas demand, creates just 27 direct jobs & has *no* impact on energy bills🧵1/4

Wherever it may be, I hope the soul of George Thomas is in eternal turmoil over his despicable conduct in the aftermath of the disaster. The Wilson government as a whole should not escape criticism, but Thomas deserves it more than anyone else. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The the Institute of Economic Affairs is an anonymously-funded neoliberal think tank whose alumni appear on the BBC virtually every day of the week without viewers having a clue whose interests they represent, in flagrant violation of the BBC's own editorial guidelines. #PoliticsLive

Are hallucinations a stage of dementia? Asking for an enemy...

Loved this from Geoffrey Hinton “godfather of AI”, this afternoon, on the subject of humans & AI: “We’re behaving like we just got a very cute baby tiger as a pet. When it grows up, it can easily kill you if it wants to. There are only two options: kill it or make sure it never wants to”.

This book rocks! I’ve read a preview copy It tells the story of a bold young lady who bravely embarks on a magical adventure of growing pies & dripping down. Unfortunately she is turned into a lettuce. It’s being called the best fantasy book since Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings.’🤓

The apparent eagerness in the media for this to spread elsewhere and especially here is strange and noticeable

As usual Matt Goodwin has bcome easily confused. Drug Dealing Goatherders was the name of Aber’s greatest punk band and ‘Decimated’ the name of their first album. There are rumours that they are going to get back together next year for a big comeback tour.

#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/10/17/0 “I see your little, petrified skull … labeled and resting on a shelf somewhere.”

It's well known that all that free wind is in fact cripplingly expensive...

At this point even Malcolm Muggeridge would be calling him an absolute twat

Glasgow's new Nelson Mandela statue was quickly crowned with a traffic cone, photo by Elaine Thirlwall (via BBC).

Absolutely no question that he is fully on Putin’s side. We’ll now see all of his UK cheerleaders coming out to condemn his latest traitorous actions… …any minute now… *crickets*… Trump waives several Russia sanctions as new US law takes effect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you're still on X ... now my friends is the time to pull that plug. This very dangerous man needs to be stopped, not enabled www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Katie was fired so fast the equation needs a rounding error.

And just like that, Scaramucci has been dethroned.😂