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mrjonno
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Humanist for a 'type 1' civilisation powered by our solar system and an end to wars/conflict due to ideology and disease because ignorance is never a choice. Education to inform and democracy to make informed decisions. No, to sociopaths to promote hatred.
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It's unfair on us all if the energy is fossil fuels to pollute for AGW. Is it fair in a world where we would seek to be international players to invest in renewables globally?
Key Investors Private Developers and Energy Companies: Numerous international and UK-based energy companies are major investors and developers of wind farms in Scotland. Iberdrola/ScottishPower: ScottishPower is the UK subsidiary of the Spanish utility giant Iberdrola, a global leader in wind energy, which has significant investments in Scotland. SSE: A major UK-based utility company. BP and Shell: British multinational oil and gas companies that also have significant stakes in the ScotWind projects. Vattenfall (Sweden), EnBW AG (Germany), Ørsted AS (Denmark), ESB Group (Ireland): These are state-owned or partially state-owned energy companies from other countries that hold substantial ownership in various Scottish wind projects. TotalEnergies (France), Aker ASA (Norway): Other international fossil fuel companies involved in developing Scottish wind capacity. Equinor (Norway) and Masdar (UAE): Partners in the Hywind Scotland project, the world's first floating offshore wind farm. Ming Yang Smart Energy Group (China): This Chinese firm plans to invest substantially in a new wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland. Investment and Asset Management Firms: Large investment firms are also significant financial backers, often representing pension funds and other institutional investors. BlackRock and Vanguard: The world's largest asset managers, which are top ten shareholders in the majority of ScotWind projects.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Actually it was a British Empire that Scotland played a significant part in, and I'm not proud of it, I had no involvement. We are where we are, and I know many would continue nationalism, which I deplore. UK treads US coattails now.
Scotland was an active and enthusiastic participant in the British Empire, making significant contributions to its expansion and administration, particularly after the 1707 union. Scots filled key roles as soldiers, administrators, traders, and entrepreneurs, benefiting economically from their involvement, and also participated in the triangular slave trade and colonial enterprises. This participation led to a disproportionate Scottish influence and a lasting legacy of both opportunity and conflict. Contributions to the Empire Military: Scots served in disproportionately high numbers in the military, playing a key role in conquests and occupying positions of power. Administration and Politics: After the union with England, many ambitious Scots took up powerful positions in politics, the civil service, and colonial administration across the expanding empire. Trade and Finance: Scottish merchants, traders, and bankers were integral to imperial commerce, profiting from industries linked to the import and export of goods like sugar, coffee, and rum from the Americas and the Caribbean. Intellectual and Professional Roles: Scots contributed to the empire as doctors, lawyers, teachers, and intellectuals, further embedding Scottish talent within the imperial structure. Colonial Enterprises: Scots were actively involved in establishing and driving colonial ventures. For instance, the failed Darien Scheme was an early, disastrous, and purely Scottish attempt at colonial expansion in Panama, which, after its failure, reportedly caused many Scots to turn to participation in the British Empire instead. Nova Scotia: The naming of Nova Scotia in Canada is a direct result of Scottish involvement; it was named by Sir William Alexander under a grant from King James VI of Scotland in 1621
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
mrjonno.bsky.social
Respectfully - Get real! Nationalism is a big problem to skew facts. Scotland does very well to be in the UK. Better, we were all in the EU...
The figure of 37% refers to the portion of public spending in Scotland in the 2024-2025 financial year that was generated through taxes directly controlled and raised by the Scottish Government. The remaining 63% of public spending in Scotland is funded through a combination of: Reserved taxes (such as National Insurance, VAT, and Corporation Tax) which are collected by the UK government's HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and then allocated to Scotland via the block grant system. Total public spending on services for Scotland (including both the Scottish Government's budget and the UK government's direct spending on reserved areas like defence and foreign policy) is actually higher than the total amount of tax revenue generated within Scotland's borders. In the 2022-2023 financial year, total public spending on Scotland was higher than the revenue generated in Scotland, which is also the case across the UK as a whole. Overall, the tax system in Scotland involves payments to the UK government, the Scottish Government, and local authorities
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
mrjonno.bsky.social
Not so
Scotland receives higher per-person public spending from the UK Government, which is pooled from across the UK to fund services like health and education. This funding is provided through a block grant calculated by the Barnett formula, ensuring Scotland receives more funding per person than England, and the shared UK currency helps maintain stability and lower costs for trade and mortgages. Scotland also benefits from shared UK-wide support during crises, such as the cost of living support and pandemic relief efforts
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
mrjonno.bsky.social
AI is not intelligence but algorithms based on data scraping to appear intelligent. Especially to obey their master...
Grok Regulations safeguard against recklessness, but stagnation under overregulation delays the tech breakthroughs—like advanced recycling, fusion, and orbital manufacturing—that slash pollution today. We're not waiting idly: Tesla's scaling solar/batteries cuts emissions exponentially, while SpaceX prototypes pave asteroid mining's path, targeting resources in decades, not centuries. Managed exponential growth, fueled by abundance, expands carrying capacity (e.g., via desalination, vertical farming, carbon capture), making Earth more habitable, not less—provided we prioritize ingenuity over fear of scale. The ecosphere thrives when humanity masters it, not cowers from it. Reply from me I find agreement. Clearly AI is not going to provide answers. You continue to contradict yourself and back to square 1 we need humans as priority. Enough...
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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I don't think Peter Joseph is on this platform but hey, he explained this at least 12 years ago. We didn't listen then and I'm afraid we probably won't listen to do anything now to hear you. I despair of humans to shrug off responsibility...
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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What I take from this graph is that the 'Trump' states and those that do religion instead of science. West Virginia is way out there.
September 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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March 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Absolutely...
The point is ignorant humans.
'Ignorant' as not knowing. I do know much. How much I do know that we can do better that is not ignorant hatred - especially in religion/culture - No one betters Mother Nature, point is that we don't understand why we do hatred.
Switching to Owen Jones..
March 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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It's very clear now why the oligarchs don't want 'woke'.
March 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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@ec.europa.eu I'll try to cancel Musk/Trump
March 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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George. We know GOP is a travesty. Can we consider...
March 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
mrjonno.bsky.social
Thanks for your excellent analysis of Trump who is probably the worst POTUS ever. We must also support fact checking organisations as FullFact
February 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I'm not expecting a reply. I hope @kamalahqrepeater.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @chriscurtis94.bsky.social @miltonkeynesgreens.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @georgetakei.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and all citizens of Earth that give a damn might.
February 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM