Ed Miliband 'should end mad ban on North Sea oil' as study eviscerates net zero plan
Britain cannot "just stop oil" despite government attempts to wean the country off fossil fuels which are making the UK poorer, dirtier and less secure, a report has warned. A paper from the Institute of Economic Affairs shreds Labour's case for ending North Sea oil and warns that it will damage the economy, drive up emissions and threaten the country's energy security.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on his birthday
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on his 66th birthday. Thames Valley Police said has been held on suspicion of misconduct in public office. His arrest was revealed today after police were seen at Sandringham, where the King's younger brother is staying. Six unmarked police cars arrived at King Charles' Norfolk estate at just after 8am this morning. Onlookers said the group of eight people were in plain clothes 'but appeared to be police officers'. One man appeared to be carrying a police-issue laptop.
Britain cannot "just stop oil" despite government attempts to wean the country off fossil fuels which are making the UK poorer, dirtier and less secure, a report has warned. A paper from the Institute of Economic Affairs shreds Labour's case for ending North Sea oil and warns that it will damage the economy, drive up emissions and threaten the country's energy security.
Look, a squirrel -
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on his birthday
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on his 66th birthday. Thames Valley Police said has been held on suspicion of misconduct in public office. His arrest was revealed today after police were seen at Sandringham, where the King's younger brother is staying. Six unmarked police cars arrived at King Charles' Norfolk estate at just after 8am this morning. Onlookers said the group of eight people were in plain clothes 'but appeared to be police officers'. One man appeared to be carrying a police-issue laptop.
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I have no views on the innocence of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. I do hope the Police investigation is thorough though so that the final outcome is clear, one way or another.
If ever there was a good day to bury bad news….
Metaphorically speaking, I hope someone’s taking a look round the back of No. 10 to see what’s being hastily shoved under the rose garden.
I have yet to read anything which indicates Andrew has done anything illegal. Yes he was mixing with the sort of people who I am glad I have never have ,nor ever would want to meet and he may have had sex with young girls,but they were all above the age of consent and I am convinced were fully aware what they were doing.
DJ - yes we need the final outcome to be clear. At the moment nothing seems to be clear apart from Andrew being a feckless oaf, but we've known that for years.
Macheath - and there is a lot of bad news to bury at the moment, especially for Keir Starmer and his senior Ministers who clearly can't cope.
John - I agree, as yet there seems to be nothing but stupid, oafish sleaze. Something legally significant may emerge, but at the moment it looks like media distraction.
He wasn't arrested for putting it about a bit. He was arrested for passing on confidential government information - allegedly. He probably thought "Everyone else is at it so why not?" He may be about to find out.
P.S. So what about the Blair/Starmer creature, Mandelson?
dearieme - yes, passing on confidential government information seems to be 'allegedly' at the moment. It seems odd that he would be trusted with anything confidential, but maybe that's hindsight.
Mandelson though...
Several papers have been published, apparently proving that oil is not a fossil fuel, but a mineral, formed deep in the planet through heat and pressure. If this is true, I suppose we can stop kicking ourselves for thinking we are putting the remains of baby dinosaurs in our car fuel tanks.The
As far as Andrew is concerned, perhaps he though that actions don't have consequences for him, with regards to alleged sharing of confidential information.
Penseivat
Penseivat - yes I've seen a few articles on the abiogenic oil and gas hypothesis. It's an interesting idea but haven't explored it lately, although vast amounts of hydrocarbons on Saturn's moon Titan suggest it must worth exploring.
Yes, Andrew may have been arrogant enough to assume he's above the law in all kinds of dodgy activity. Maybe we'll find out eventually.
Department of Now They Tell Us: "HRH Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, born at Buckingham Palace, had a reputation by the time he could walk. As a toddler he would kick the dogs and taunt the staff. As a five-year-old he was thrown in a dung heap by grooms at the Royal Mews in Windsor, sick of him taunting the horses with a stick. As a teenager he acquired the nickname Randy Andy, and as a young man his behaviour was so atrocious that a footman punched him in the face. Queen Elizabeth refused his subsequent offer to resign on the grounds that her son had obviously deserved it."
From The Times.
dearieme - that's interesting. Stories about him have been circulating for ages but I didn't know he has always been a horror. Oh dear, it sounds as if he is capable of anything if the opportunity arises, but the dung heap treatment could be adopted more widely even though it didn't work in his case.
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