Liz Truss Resigns [Who'll be the next Prime Minister?]
07-09-2022, 14:57
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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If you re-read my post, I accept that we need to reach net zero by 2050. But we need to do it sensibly.
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agree but we got to make sure we dont leave it to late
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07-09-2022, 14:58
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
It won't matter a jot what we do on this small island about climate change, especially when you have huge nations like China and India still using fossil fuels and will probably continue to do so for many years to come.
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07-09-2022, 15:08
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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It won't matter a jot what we do on this small island about climate change, especially when you have huge nations like China and India still using fossil fuels and will probably continue to do so for many years to come.
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I'll be fossil fuelling the arse out of my stove this winter.
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07-09-2022, 15:30
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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I simply point out that it was the obsession with green energy which has resulted in us being in the position we are in now.
Had we gone for a gentle transition, closing down fossil fuel resources only as green fuels were able to replace them, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in now.
We are still committed to net zero by 2050, but most of these green extremists want it all now. We should stop listening to them.
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Yet we are making tons of green energy at a fraction of the cost we are paying for it.
It’s not the green agenda that’s failed. It’s the fake free market. Happy to trouser taxpayers cash with tens of billions in profit completely unlinked to the cost of production.
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07-09-2022, 16:40
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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Yet we are making tons of green energy at a fraction of the cost we are paying for it.
It’s not the green agenda that’s failed. It’s the fake free market. Happy to trouser taxpayers cash with tens of billions in profit completely unlinked to the cost of production.
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Yes, they call it pump priming in the business. We had to incentivise the move to green fuel first, and yes, happily the cost of production has fallen.
The green protagonists want every thing done yesterday. They have the right dream but they lack the know-how on the means to achieve the aim without major disruption to the well being of the population.
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It won't matter a jot what we do on this small island about climate change, especially when you have huge nations like China and India still using fossil fuels and will probably continue to do so for many years to come.
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And that’s why the protests on climate and energy are wasted in this country. They should be protesting to the large users of fossil fuels about their lack of progress. But they won’t do that, will they?They would rather protest in the UK, which has already committed to net zero by 2050. Pretty pointless, really.
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07-09-2022, 17:04
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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Yes, they call it pump priming in the business. We had to incentivise the move to green fuel first, and yes, happily the cost of production has fallen.
The green protagonists want every thing done yesterday. They have the right dream but they lack the know-how on the means to achieve the aim without major disruption to the well being of the population.
And that’s why the protests on climate and energy are wasted in this country. They should be protesting to the large users of fossil fuels about their lack of progress. But they won’t do that, will they?They would rather protest in the UK, which has already committed to net zero by 2050. Pretty pointless, really.
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The means
Like £170 billion thrown onto the national debt what would that buy you if it wasn’t being siphoned off into shareholder dividends?
£2.5 trillion of debt on the Conservatives watch. Which begs the question what are they conserving? Fat cat bonuses?
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07-09-2022, 17:11
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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The means
Like £170 billion thrown onto the national debt what would that buy you if it wasn’t being siphoned off into shareholder dividends?
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Do you actually understand how business works, jfman?
You’d screw the economy completely if you were in charge. Investors would upsticks for a start, then where would we be?
In the wotsit, that’s where we’d be. Mind you, I expect you would be rolling in it, so pleased with yourself that no rich people were left in the country, but wondering why public services and pension schemes had totally collapsed. It wouldn’t have been your fault, of course. Somebody will have made you do it…
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07-09-2022, 17:15
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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Do you actually understand how business works, jfman?
You’d screw the economy completely if you were in charge. Investors would upsticks for a start, then where would we be?
In the wotsit, that’s where we’d be. Mind you, I expect you would be rolling in it, so pleased with yourself that no rich people were left in the country, but wondering why public services and pension schemes had totally collapsed. It wouldn’t have been your fault, of course. Somebody will have made you do it…
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we call that playing the man not the ball, OB.
Nice to see your party letting you down that much even you can’t defend them.
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07-09-2022, 17:45
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
Last warning, jfman and Old Boy.
If you dont stop sniping at each other in topics I'll remove both of you from said topics.
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07-09-2022, 18:00
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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Do you actually understand how business works, jfman?
You’d screw the economy completely if you were in charge. Investors would upsticks for a start, then where would we be?
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You don't clearly, Bernie Loony himself said a windfall tax wouldn't affect investment in the North Sea but why let that stand in the way of your fanaticism
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07-09-2022, 18:14
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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Do you actually understand how business works, jfman?
You’d screw the economy completely if you were in charge. Investors would upsticks for a start, then where would we be?
In the wotsit, that’s where we’d be. Mind you, I expect you would be rolling in it, so pleased with yourself that no rich people were left in the country, but wondering why public services and pension schemes had totally collapsed. It wouldn’t have been your fault, of course. Somebody will have made you do it…
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jfman and I rarely see eye to eye, but wacking on £130+ billion to our national debt at the moment when the cost of borrowing is going up is lunacy.
Taxing the operators more, and charging on the actual cost of generation are a couple of things that could help short term.
Long term, scrapping net zero for something a bit more sensible.
Building more nuclear, fracking, tidal - take control of our national energy policy.
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07-09-2022, 18:18
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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You don't clearly, Bernie Loony himself said a windfall tax wouldn't affect investment in the North Sea but why let that stand in the way of your fanaticism
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So the North Sea is the only place to invest in energy self sufficientcy?
Don't you think SMR's would be a good investment?
https://www.rolls-royce.com/innovati...ction-overview
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07-09-2022, 18:18
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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jfman and I rarely see eye to eye, but wacking on £130+ billion to our national debt at the moment when the cost of borrowing is going up is lunacy.
Taxing the operators more, and charging on the actual cost of generation are a couple of things that could help short term.
Long term, scrapping net zero for something a bit more sensible.
Building more nuclear, fracking, tidal - take control of our national energy policy.
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What he said.
We all agree there’s some things better left to the market. It’s clear for energy that either way there’s a role for the state. The question after that is to benefit who exactly.
It’s difficult to rationalise that should be global energy companies already making supernormal profits in the absence of genuine competition.
By not taking control of these resources - or a sizeable proportion of our demand for them at a minimum - we leave ourselves exposed to being price gouged at every emerging geopolitical crisis. That hits our citizens and businesses equally, generating inflationary pressures and increasing instability.
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07-09-2022, 18:25
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It looks like the market agrees with jfman on this one. The Pound has dropped to its lowest level against the Dollar since 1985!
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/othe...omMaestro=true
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07-09-2022, 18:27
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Re: New Prime Minister: Liz Truss
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It looks like the market agrees with jfman on this one. The Pound has dropped to its lowest level against the Dollar since
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The dollar has been doing exceptionally well anyway.
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It comes after the dollar continued its recent strong spell, which saw it hit a 24-year-high against the Japanese Yen earlier in the session.
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The dollar has also closed in on a 20-year-high against the euro.
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