Net Zero is dead in the water

Copycat

British counter-terror police on alert over copycat attack after New Orleans tragedy

British counter-terror police have urged vigilance over the threat of copycat incidents after the attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people celebrating New Year.


Meanwhile, copycat stabbings seem to have become a facet of UK city life.

Smash and Grab

'It's a smash and grab raid on the constitution': The last of the hereditary peers

A number of nobleman have had the chance to sit in parliament, simply by birthright - 92 seats in the House of Lords are eligible to male heirs in specific families and 88 men have taken these seats and currently sit in the second chamber to vote on legislation.

The prime minister has said that the right to sit in the second chamber bestowed at birth is an "indefensible" principle and his government have started the process to end hereditary peers for good.


Hardly smash and grab, but it isn't indefensible either. From what we know so far, this seems to be another example of Starmer's visceral dislike of independent people, particularly those oddballs who do not see  the world through his narrow ideology. As if people who don't fit his ideological mould are seen as hostile, alien and untidily irrelevant.

He appears to prefer a House of Lords composed of political flotsam, failures, stooges, creeps, crooks, charlatans, loons, tuft-hunters, poseurs and self-important quacks. 

Perhaps it’s no surprise, this is his preferred social milieu.

Don’t go outside

Don’t go outside in the morning or evening, NHS warns as Britain braces for snow

The NHS has warned people not to go out early in the morning or late at night as the country braces for three days of snow.

It has also urged people to stock up on food and medication amid warnings over the risks to health as temperatures plummet over the next week.

This feels like a pandemic hangover where influential loons seem to have enjoyed inflicting something akin to house arrest on millions of people. Apart from themselves of course.

Mrs H and I went out fairly early this morning, but how did we manage such an alarming escapade without keeling over with instant hypothermia? 

Well we wore our winter clothing, hats, gloves and walking shoes with thick soles and a good tread. Somehow we survived, so we went out again for a coffee. For some reason lots of other people did that too, although I don't know how they managed it. They must have cheated winter in some way.

No More Donations

'No More Donations to Wikipedia': Elon Musk Slams Site Over Alleged Erroneous Deletions to Bill Clinton's Page

Elon Musk has escalated his public criticism of Wikipedia, alleging that the online encyclopaedia deleted significant content related to former US President Bill Clinton's ties to controversial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk quote-retweeted a video by user @BGatesIsaPsycho, declaring: 'No more donations to @Wikipedia until they start being truthful.'


Anyone paying attention isn't likely to trust Wikipedia for information about any political figure apart from uncontroversial material such as major dates which are easily checked elsewhere.

As for donating to Wikipedia, that's a bizarre idea, the last time I checked, it turned out to be a wealthy outfit. I didn't use Wikipedia to check of course.

Interesting to see Wikipedia censorship bobbing up to the mainstream surface though. Every little helps.

Short Changed

Starmer hails 'year of change' as he delivers first New Year message as prime minister, with plan for 'more cash in your pocket' in 2025

Almost six months into the Labour leader's time in Downing Street, the prime minister is battling criticisms of his party's management of the economy and the direction he is taking the country.


Energy price cap now expected to rise in April as bills increase again in January

As energy bills become more expensive from today, respected forecasters have said they are likely to rise further in spring instead of fall, as first anticipated.

As an aside, the word 'change' occurs 15 times in the first article. For obvious reasons, this doesn't feel like a good word for Starmer to hammer home his message. Not that I've read the article, who would? I just counted the number of times 'change' pops up. 

People know what they are going to get

Peter Whittle briefly outlines an important aspect of mainstream media decline - boredom. As Whittle says from about 2:40, people know what they are going to get.