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It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
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This article by Sebastian Payne, Times columnist, leader writer and wannabe politician, is so very revealing
* does not know last auction got >6GW of wind
* thinks AR5 issues included grid constraints
* invokes cheaper-than-renewable energy, but won't name it
Mere details!
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* does not know last auction got >6GW of wind
* thinks AR5 issues included grid constraints
* invokes cheaper-than-renewable energy, but won't name it
Mere details!
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October 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This article by Sebastian Payne, Times columnist, leader writer and wannabe politician, is so very revealing
* does not know last auction got >6GW of wind
* thinks AR5 issues included grid constraints
* invokes cheaper-than-renewable energy, but won't name it
Mere details!
1/2
* does not know last auction got >6GW of wind
* thinks AR5 issues included grid constraints
* invokes cheaper-than-renewable energy, but won't name it
Mere details!
1/2
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This is so incredibly dumb and a waste of everyone’s time and money.
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is so incredibly dumb and a waste of everyone’s time and money.
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Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
techxplore.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
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July 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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As promised, some thoughts from the @eadi.bsky.social workshop on Development in the Tr&mp Era hosted by @idos-research.bsky.social this week.
Not just the US but also several other big-donor EU countries (Germany, Sweden, NL etc) have been reducing their aid budgets over the last few years. 1/
Not just the US but also several other big-donor EU countries (Germany, Sweden, NL etc) have been reducing their aid budgets over the last few years. 1/
May 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
As promised, some thoughts from the @eadi.bsky.social workshop on Development in the Tr&mp Era hosted by @idos-research.bsky.social this week.
Not just the US but also several other big-donor EU countries (Germany, Sweden, NL etc) have been reducing their aid budgets over the last few years. 1/
Not just the US but also several other big-donor EU countries (Germany, Sweden, NL etc) have been reducing their aid budgets over the last few years. 1/
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If I say to you 'I want a pony in my flat, but I don't believe that I will have to clean up its shit, spend anything on feeding it or in any way change my lifestyle to accommodate it', which is essentially what the voters Downing Street obsesses over say about immigration, should you get me a pony?
May 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If I say to you 'I want a pony in my flat, but I don't believe that I will have to clean up its shit, spend anything on feeding it or in any way change my lifestyle to accommodate it', which is essentially what the voters Downing Street obsesses over say about immigration, should you get me a pony?
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In the past decade (early 2015-early 2025), at least 238 people have been killed and a staggering 71,000 structures have been destroyed by wildfire in California alone. That death toll is greater than cumulatively in *all* California earthquakes over nearly the past century.
January 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
In the past decade (early 2015-early 2025), at least 238 people have been killed and a staggering 71,000 structures have been destroyed by wildfire in California alone. That death toll is greater than cumulatively in *all* California earthquakes over nearly the past century.
Excellent thread on increasing fire risk
After becoming increasingly enmeshed in the wildfire world, you start to notice things about the way we've systematically altered our relationship with the natural environment in a way that has increased the risk of destructive fires. And then you stop being able to unsee them.
January 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Excellent thread on increasing fire risk
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The Chinese competition is what is shuttering British car factories, not green targets.
When it was obvious the world was going to go electric, some car companies gambled it wouldn’t happen and now their workers are paying the price for that bad bet.
When it was obvious the world was going to go electric, some car companies gambled it wouldn’t happen and now their workers are paying the price for that bad bet.
Here's why - EVs have eaten all the demand growth in fossil cars, globally, since the pandemic (HT @colinmckerracher.bsky.social).
Yes, European carmakers risk being out-competed by Chinese EV makers, who now have a price and tech lead. The ZEV mandate isn't the problem.
Yes, European carmakers risk being out-competed by Chinese EV makers, who now have a price and tech lead. The ZEV mandate isn't the problem.
November 27, 2024 at 9:39 AM
The Chinese competition is what is shuttering British car factories, not green targets.
When it was obvious the world was going to go electric, some car companies gambled it wouldn’t happen and now their workers are paying the price for that bad bet.
When it was obvious the world was going to go electric, some car companies gambled it wouldn’t happen and now their workers are paying the price for that bad bet.
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Somewhere in the mud and the destruction, the greatest symbol of joy and happiness there is: a ball. Valencia’s congregation comes together again for the first time since the flood. This week’s column www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘What we play for’: Valencia reunited as Mestalla mourns its flood victims
César Tárrega, whose home town was badly hit by the floods, scored the first goal in an emotional defeat of Betis
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Somewhere in the mud and the destruction, the greatest symbol of joy and happiness there is: a ball. Valencia’s congregation comes together again for the first time since the flood. This week’s column www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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new Gabrielle post on ageing and death and sex yesssss emmagarland.substack.com/p/gabrielle-...
November 25, 2024 at 12:02 PM
new Gabrielle post on ageing and death and sex yesssss emmagarland.substack.com/p/gabrielle-...
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this week's column www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...
Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Jonathan Liew
As the bombardment continues in Gaza, bodies such as Fifa and the IOC have evaded taking a stand. But fans’ solidarity with Palestinians is growing and should not be ignored
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:47 AM
this week's column www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...