Dick Winchester..
@dickwinchester.bsky.social
Teller of truths. Energy tech/bizdev/strategy consultant, adviser and columnist. Motorsport not football.
February 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups
February 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups
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A damned good question.
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A damned good question.
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As business secretary Peter Mandelson conspired with leading US bank to end tax on bankers' bonuses. He told Epstein that JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon should “threaten” chancellor Alistair Darling over the tax. A year later, Mandy was seeking work with JPMorgan. Top journalism by @pickardje.bsky.social
Mandelson told Epstein JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK government over banker tax
Then business secretary advised sex offender on how Jamie Dimon should lobby chancellor in 2009
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
As business secretary Peter Mandelson conspired with leading US bank to end tax on bankers' bonuses. He told Epstein that JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon should “threaten” chancellor Alistair Darling over the tax. A year later, Mandy was seeking work with JPMorgan. Top journalism by @pickardje.bsky.social
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it has been clear for months
I gave a campus talk last night on Trump's first 100 days for the WUD Society & Politics group. A student asked me if I thought that, at some point, we might start to describe the US as a competitive authoritarian regime. I said that we were already there, it's just that most folks haven't noticed:
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
it has been clear for months
Brilliant job Denmark - again.
Same population as Scotland but the Danes run their own economy .... We talk the talk they walk the walk... FFS wake up people.
travelradar.aero/topsoe-backs...
Same population as Scotland but the Danes run their own economy .... We talk the talk they walk the walk... FFS wake up people.
travelradar.aero/topsoe-backs...
Topsoe Backs China’s Growing Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry
China sustainable aviation fuel is scaling up as Topsoe supports production and the CAA plans to increase consumption by 2050.
travelradar.aero
February 1, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Brilliant job Denmark - again.
Same population as Scotland but the Danes run their own economy .... We talk the talk they walk the walk... FFS wake up people.
travelradar.aero/topsoe-backs...
Same population as Scotland but the Danes run their own economy .... We talk the talk they walk the walk... FFS wake up people.
travelradar.aero/topsoe-backs...
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Do you get it now?
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Do you get it now?
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‘It was Glasgow Labour Councillors on the Board who exerted pressure to get QEUH open without delay and without fully informing SNP/Scot Gov of full facts about concerns’ – short video talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/30/i...
‘It was Glasgow Labour Councillors on the Board who exerted pressure to get QEUH open without delay and without fully informing SNP/Scot Gov of full facts about concerns’ – short video
Visit the post for more.
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
‘It was Glasgow Labour Councillors on the Board who exerted pressure to get QEUH open without delay and without fully informing SNP/Scot Gov of full facts about concerns’ – short video talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/30/i...
Let's shut down all 19 Scottish universities and let the Chinese make everything for us.. Oh wait... we probably trained some of the engineers manufacturing Min Yang turbines.. What a sodding joke www.energyvoice.com/renewables-e...
Scottish energy minister urges quick decision on Ming Yang plans
Gillian Martin has urged the UK government to make a decision on Ming Yang's proposed turbine factory "sooner rather than later".
www.energyvoice.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Let's shut down all 19 Scottish universities and let the Chinese make everything for us.. Oh wait... we probably trained some of the engineers manufacturing Min Yang turbines.. What a sodding joke www.energyvoice.com/renewables-e...
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Toyota Motor Europe partners with HRS and ENGIE to deploy fast, cost-efficient hydrogen refuelling in Europe. Twin Mid Flow tech enables trucks to refuel up to 900 km in just 12 minutes, supporting EU AFIR targets.
#H2News #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ZeroEmissions
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#H2News #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ZeroEmissions
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January 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Toyota Motor Europe partners with HRS and ENGIE to deploy fast, cost-efficient hydrogen refuelling in Europe. Twin Mid Flow tech enables trucks to refuel up to 900 km in just 12 minutes, supporting EU AFIR targets.
#H2News #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ZeroEmissions
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#H2News #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ZeroEmissions
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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BREAKING: Netherlands to ban 'addictive, polarising & anti-democratic algorithms'
Govt wants 'enforceable EU minimum age of 15 for social media with privacy-friendly age verification as long as social media are not sufficiently secure.'
#coalitieakkoord
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
Govt wants 'enforceable EU minimum age of 15 for social media with privacy-friendly age verification as long as social media are not sufficiently secure.'
#coalitieakkoord
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
January 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
BREAKING: Netherlands to ban 'addictive, polarising & anti-democratic algorithms'
Govt wants 'enforceable EU minimum age of 15 for social media with privacy-friendly age verification as long as social media are not sufficiently secure.'
#coalitieakkoord
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
Govt wants 'enforceable EU minimum age of 15 for social media with privacy-friendly age verification as long as social media are not sufficiently secure.'
#coalitieakkoord
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
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Curse of Private Equity.
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
The private equity firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis
Specialist schools are a source of income for investors and a financial burden on cash-strapped councils
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Curse of Private Equity.
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
And the prize for the most stupid answer goes to Rachel from accounts. www.facebook.com/reel/1963019...
8.2K views · 188 reactions | 🗣️ An important question respectfully delivered.
👎 I'm just sorry the Chancellor responded to my constituents' concerns with a party political attack.
😬 Incidentally, ev...
🗣️ An important question respectfully delivered.
👎 I'm just sorry the Chancellor responded to my constituents' concerns with a party political attack.
😬 Incidentally, every pressure I listed is the....
www.facebook.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM
And the prize for the most stupid answer goes to Rachel from accounts. www.facebook.com/reel/1963019...
Norway has 43 airports all of which are operated along with their air traffic control system by a state owned company called Avinor AS and they have a drop-off charging system but allow a free, short-term stop, usually ranging from 7 to 10 minutes called "kiss and fly".
Sensible not greedy.
Sensible not greedy.
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Norway has 43 airports all of which are operated along with their air traffic control system by a state owned company called Avinor AS and they have a drop-off charging system but allow a free, short-term stop, usually ranging from 7 to 10 minutes called "kiss and fly".
Sensible not greedy.
Sensible not greedy.
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Scotland's Health Secretary has blocked a Labour councillor from sitting on the board of NHS Lothian after he was accused of sending sexual messages to Ukrainian refugees
Health Secretary blocks Labour councillor from NHS board after sex messages probe
www.thenational.scot
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Scotland's Health Secretary has blocked a Labour councillor from sitting on the board of NHS Lothian after he was accused of sending sexual messages to Ukrainian refugees
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Matthew Goodwin is a key node in Reform’s growing ties to autocratic Hungary 👇🏻
The Farage-Orbán network
Inside Reform’s deepening ties to Hungary’s autocratic regime...
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Matthew Goodwin is a key node in Reform’s growing ties to autocratic Hungary 👇🏻
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Trump ally admits he was 'shocked by president's psychological state' after recent visit www.rawstory.com/trump-mental...
Trump ally admits he was 'shocked by president's psychological state' after recent visit
A President Donald Trump ally described his concern and shock over the president's mental state, according to a report Wednesday. Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, apparently made a private...
www.rawstory.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Trump ally admits he was 'shocked by president's psychological state' after recent visit www.rawstory.com/trump-mental...
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Why the euro's rise to $1.20 is a big deal reut.rs/4bWwN4A
Why the euro's rise to $1.20 is a big deal
The euro has hit a new milestone against the dollar, highlighting the single currency's renewed push higher as sentiment towards the greenback sours.
reut.rs
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Why the euro's rise to $1.20 is a big deal reut.rs/4bWwN4A
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🚛Platinum Member @boschglobal.bsky.social is fueling the future of #heavyduty transport with its H₂ICE truck.
Powered by #hydrogen & producing no CO₂, engine-based tech integrates into existing operations, bringing rollout-ready #HydrogenMobility to the road.
www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/h2ice-demons...
Powered by #hydrogen & producing no CO₂, engine-based tech integrates into existing operations, bringing rollout-ready #HydrogenMobility to the road.
www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/h2ice-demons...
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🚛Platinum Member @boschglobal.bsky.social is fueling the future of #heavyduty transport with its H₂ICE truck.
Powered by #hydrogen & producing no CO₂, engine-based tech integrates into existing operations, bringing rollout-ready #HydrogenMobility to the road.
www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/h2ice-demons...
Powered by #hydrogen & producing no CO₂, engine-based tech integrates into existing operations, bringing rollout-ready #HydrogenMobility to the road.
www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/h2ice-demons...
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The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.
I really am not comfortable with this.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US remove tanker captain from UK waters as crew set to leave Scotland
The US Department of Justice told Scottish authorities that the skipper and his first officer were on board the US Coast Guard vessel Munro.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I really am not comfortable with this.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Same in the UK, probably getting worse with the disappearance of ‘intellectual’ Tories & Reform’s glorification of pig ignorance. I never know how to articulate this without making the problem worse! (As demonstrated above.)
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Same in the UK, probably getting worse with the disappearance of ‘intellectual’ Tories & Reform’s glorification of pig ignorance. I never know how to articulate this without making the problem worse! (As demonstrated above.)
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Trump's fascism is spreading very fast, everywhere...
Wake up people!
Wake up people!
Suella Braverman, "There is a very strong case to increase the powers of any immigration enforcement officers that we deploy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
January 27, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Trump's fascism is spreading very fast, everywhere...
Wake up people!
Wake up people!