Andrew Thomson

If they were running a circular economy they wouldn't have required the vast increase in energy and resource consumption we have seen. Maybe they're doing something in a niche area but that's not the same as the economy as a whole.

That flies in the face of all the data on their energy and resource use.

Well no. But you're welcome to.your opinion.

Presumably you don't want the government to continue to borrow money? Because that's what happens if you ditch the fiscal rules.

Well no, that's not how political parties work. There's always disagreement, often major disagreement, within parties. If people left political parties every time there was a disagreement with the leadership none of them would last 5 minutes.

It's this spirit of cheery optimism which will see us through to the sunlit uplands...

Let's hope you're right.

They will be able to make some progress on good vibes and being all things to all people. But reality will bite at some point and it will be interesting to see how they deal with that.

That was possible pre-covid, before russia invaded ukraine and when interest on government debt was £40bn a year, not over £100bn.

Like I said:
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The media flip was bound to come at some point. The car industry is a very heavy advertiser.

Silly me, thinking I was engaging in a good faith discussion... bye.

Would a Green government not look to develop trade with India?

Can you not see the attempt to associate Labour with Modi is an obvious appeal to sectarianism? What other message would the Greens be trying to communicate here?

It's a pretty obvious dogwhistle.

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China’s construction of new coal-power plants ‘reached 10-year high’ in 2024 - Carbon Brief A “resurgence” in construction of new coal-fired power plants in China is “undermining the country’s...

Well, it's a good job that china hasn't been building more coal power stations in the last two years... oh...
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I've got some bad news about coal plants and China...

It's the content not the language.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social why has your Urdu election advert got pictures of Keir shaking hands with the Indian PM?

Doesn't feel relevant to Gorton and Denton.

I can hear the dog whistle.

But the Greens like to give the impression they're different...

It's bad whatever party does it. The Greens can't claim the moral high ground if they're willing to do this.

What on earth are you wibbling on about? If you want to burn through your hard earned on repairs and fuel, be my guest. Anyway, I'd love to stay and chat but my croissant's ready...

Your Party don't even want to work with Your Party.

The Bible gives us Christians barely enough guidance on running a church, let alone a country. 'Christian country' is a category error and a nonsensical phrase.

Meh, the US just isn't that important in the overall global picture any more. It has about 18% of total car sales and around 12% of global CO2 emissions.

Of course it would be great for the US to see sense but mainly for its own benefit. It's a real Kodak moment.

GB Renewables Map Live map showing realtime renewable energy generation in Great Britain

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We're basically at that stage now. 20 million EVs were sold worldwide last year, about 25% of total new car sales.

There aren't many parts to an EV. They are insanely simple machines. So they are less likely to fail compared to an ICE. Goodness how much I've had to spend an exhausts, DPFs, radiators and the rest. Happily that's all behind me.

How do you propose to decarbonise transport without EVs? Countries with the best public transport in the world still have a large number of cars.

Plenty of 2nd hand EVs out there now.