Stop voting for fucking Tories

[Hal Jordan]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

[Tichtheid]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

His bitter and infantile parting shots from the selection process show him to be completely unsuitable for the job, imo.

Marr leaving the BBC is another position which will be “interesting” wrt who gets the job, Marr more or less said he’s leaving so he can speak freely.

[Slick]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

This sounds fantastic, what did he say/do?

[Hal Jordan]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

This sounds fantastic, what did he say/do?

https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2021/ ... fcom-chair

Gruaniad alert.

To anyone from the private sector, who, God forbid, has convictions, and is thinking of applying for a public appointment, I say the following: the civil service will control (and leak) everything; the process could take a year in which your life will be put on hold; and if you are possessed of an independent mind and are unassociated with the liberal/left, you will have more chance of winning the lottery than getting the job.”

Oh, those notorious Trots, the Civil Service!

What. A. Whiny. Little. Bitch.

[petej]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

His bitter and infantile parting shots from the selection process show him to be completely unsuitable for the job, imo.

Marr leaving the BBC is another position which will be “interesting” wrt who gets the job, Marr more or less said he’s leaving so he can speak freely.

Escaping from the ex-Tory councillor put in charge of the BBC? Can't believe Nadine Dorries is in charge of dcms.

[fishfoodie]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

His bitter and infantile parting shots from the selection process show him to be completely unsuitable for the job, imo.

Marr leaving the BBC is another position which will be “interesting” wrt who gets the job, Marr more or less said he’s leaving so he can speak freely.

Escaping from the ex-Tory councillor put in charge of the BBC? Can't believe Nadine Dorries is in charge of dcms.

It's like Fred & Rose West running a youth hostel.

[I like neeps]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

This sounds fantastic, what did he say/do?

I'm not convinced he actually wanted the job. The majority of Ofcom's work isn't the culture war anti BBC at all it's mind numbing quite technical telecoms stuff he has no interest in. Him not getting the job by withdrawing twice allows him to do the whole liberal metropolitan elite schtick that isn't remotely true but needs stuff like this which is entirely Dacre's own design to allow it some oxygen. And he wants to continue the sabre rattling culture wars.

Andrew Marr should be replaced by Andrew Neil. Yes Andrew Neil is obviously very right wing but his interviews were always very good and he never showed his bias at all.

[JM2K6]

Dacre withdraws from the OFCOM running in a fit of spectacular childish pique.

The entitlement of these fuckers is off the charts, any challenge to their perceived Sun King standing is a woke cancel culture mob. If they want to see a snowflake, look in the fucking mirror.

This sounds fantastic, what did he say/do?

I'm not convinced he actually wanted the job. The majority of Ofcom's work isn't the culture war anti BBC at all it's mind numbing quite technical telecoms stuff he has no interest in. Him not getting the job by withdrawing twice allows him to do the whole liberal metropolitan elite schtick that isn't remotely true but needs stuff like this which is entirely Dacre's own design to allow it some oxygen. And he wants to continue the sabre rattling culture wars.

Andrew Marr should be replaced by Andrew Neil. Yes Andrew Neil is obviously very right wing but his interviews were always very good and he never showed his bias at all.

More than a few skeletons in Neil's closet. Besides, his whole dalliance with GB News, that ensuing meltdown, and his insanely partisan nature on social media should also make him unsuitable, given the BBC's requirement that people keep their opinions to themselves...

[petej]

This sounds fantastic, what did he say/do?

I'm not convinced he actually wanted the job. The majority of Ofcom's work isn't the culture war anti BBC at all it's mind numbing quite technical telecoms stuff he has no interest in. Him not getting the job by withdrawing twice allows him to do the whole liberal metropolitan elite schtick that isn't remotely true but needs stuff like this which is entirely Dacre's own design to allow it some oxygen. And he wants to continue the sabre rattling culture wars.

Andrew Marr should be replaced by Andrew Neil. Yes Andrew Neil is obviously very right wing but his interviews were always very good and he never showed his bias at all.

More than a few skeletons in Neil's closet. Besides, his whole dalliance with GB News, that ensuing meltdown, and his insanely partisan nature on social media should also make him unsuitable, given the BBC's requirement that people keep their opinions to themselves...

I think Neil showed a lot of naivety over GB news as he clearly didn't envision it being a GB fox news and was upset that it turned out that way.

[JM2K6]

I'm not convinced he actually wanted the job. The majority of Ofcom's work isn't the culture war anti BBC at all it's mind numbing quite technical telecoms stuff he has no interest in. Him not getting the job by withdrawing twice allows him to do the whole liberal metropolitan elite schtick that isn't remotely true but needs stuff like this which is entirely Dacre's own design to allow it some oxygen. And he wants to continue the sabre rattling culture wars.

Andrew Marr should be replaced by Andrew Neil. Yes Andrew Neil is obviously very right wing but his interviews were always very good and he never showed his bias at all.

More than a few skeletons in Neil's closet. Besides, his whole dalliance with GB News, that ensuing meltdown, and his insanely partisan nature on social media should also make him unsuitable, given the BBC's requirement that people keep their opinions to themselves...

I think Neil showed a lot of naivety over GB news as he clearly didn't envision it being a GB fox news and was upset that it turned out that way.

There is absolutely no way on earth that Neil didn't know or anticipate it being a GB fox news. Everyone said it was going to be a GB fox news. Neil himself put a lot of the groundwork into it being a GB fox news. What it actually became was a GB OANN or something else, a ridiculous parody of a parody with humiliatingly bad production values and bed-shitting at every turn.

Neil didn't leave GB News because of the bias inherent in the content. Neil left because the whole thing was incredibly shoddy, wildly unpopular, and personally humiliating for him. Fox News for all its many faults is a slick, successful, and immensely influential operation. He'd have no problem at all with the guff that Fox or GB News puts out if the channel was as 'good' as Fox.

[SaintK]

So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!

It was at points quite awkward to be in the room for Boris Johnson’s CBI speech - at one point he totally lost his place for 20 seconds, the room fell into that toe curling silence. He then rambled about Peppa Pig World as a way to praise the ingenuity of British business.

You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

[dpedin]

So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!

It was at points quite awkward to be in the room for Boris Johnson’s CBI speech - at one point he totally lost his place for 20 seconds, the room fell into that toe curling silence. He then rambled about Peppa Pig World as a way to praise the ingenuity of British business.

You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

I stand by my assertion that he is Norman Collier reincarnated! They even look alike although the original Norman is better dressed.

[robmatic]

So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!

It was at points quite awkward to be in the room for Boris Johnson’s CBI speech - at one point he totally lost his place for 20 seconds, the room fell into that toe curling silence. He then rambled about Peppa Pig World as a way to praise the ingenuity of British business.

You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

Particularly rough hangover?

[fishfoodie]

Particularly rough hangover?

Princess NutNut probably has him sleeping on the couch, since the, "Buyers Remorse" comment.

[Insane_Homer]

[fishfoodie]

This one caught my eye this morning

New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister is set to announce.

The government said the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year.

New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.

The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030.

Another triumph of policy; all words, no action.

Will the UK Grid be ready for 145k charging points in 2022 ?

Does the UK have enough qualified installers in 2022 ?

With house prices so high; isn't this just going to drive the prices of new homes higher ?

& probably most important; the overwhelming number of this 145k; are going to be private installations; so where are the public chargers going to come from; that are vital for making EVs practical, for anything more than the school run ?

The Bumblecunt has just loaded the cost of EV Charging roll out on home buyers.

[I like neeps]

More than a few skeletons in Neil's closet. Besides, his whole dalliance with GB News, that ensuing meltdown, and his insanely partisan nature on social media should also make him unsuitable, given the BBC's requirement that people keep their opinions to themselves...

I think Neil showed a lot of naivety over GB news as he clearly didn't envision it being a GB fox news and was upset that it turned out that way.

There is absolutely no way on earth that Neil didn't know or anticipate it being a GB fox news. Everyone said it was going to be a GB fox news. Neil himself put a lot of the groundwork into it being a GB fox news. What it actually became was a GB OANN or something else, a ridiculous parody of a parody with humiliatingly bad production values and bed-shitting at every turn.

Neil didn't leave GB News because of the bias inherent in the content. Neil left because the whole thing was incredibly shoddy, wildly unpopular, and personally humiliating for him. Fox News for all its many faults is a slick, successful, and immensely influential operation. He'd have no problem at all with the guff that Fox or GB News puts out if the channel was as 'good' as Fox.

I agree he massively miscalculated it. He was essentially used to give the channel legitimacy but it was only ever going to be a hot take machine. GB News will be quite successful as social media soundbites machine which it is using a whole TV channel to support.

His Twitter was never hiding who he was last time he was on the beeb. He was a good interviewer and would do well with Marr's old spot.

[GogLais]

This one caught my eye this morning

New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister is set to announce.

The government said the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year.

New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.

The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030.

Another triumph of policy; all words, no action.

Will the UK Grid be ready for 145k charging points in 2022 ?

Does the UK have enough qualified installers in 2022 ?

With house prices so high; isn't this just going to drive the prices of new homes higher ?

& probably most important; the overwhelming number of this 145k; are going to be private installations; so where are the public chargers going to come from; that are vital for making EVs practical, for anything more than the school run ?

The Bumblecunt has just loaded the cost of EV Charging roll out on home buyers.

God forbid I should defend Boris but anyway. I doubt the 145k will be in use at the same time and the last time I read about it the Grid was reasonably relaxed about EVs because most of the charging can be off-peak. Surely any electrician can fit a charger? As far as I'm aware a new charger costs a few hundred £s but they may be subsidised. There is provision there for new commercial buildings to have chargers.
I realise there is a general and very difficult issue of matching the provision of chargers to the sale of EVs. In an ideal world (Ha!) the car manufacturers and charging providers will march forward together.

[dpedin]

This one caught my eye this morning

New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister is set to announce.

The government said the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year.

New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.

The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030.

Another triumph of policy; all words, no action.

Will the UK Grid be ready for 145k charging points in 2022 ?

Does the UK have enough qualified installers in 2022 ?

With house prices so high; isn't this just going to drive the prices of new homes higher ?

& probably most important; the overwhelming number of this 145k; are going to be private installations; so where are the public chargers going to come from; that are vital for making EVs practical, for anything more than the school run ?

The Bumblecunt has just loaded the cost of EV Charging roll out on home buyers.

God forbid I should defend Boris but anyway. I doubt the 145k will be in use at the same time and the last time I read about it the Grid was reasonably relaxed about EVs because most of the charging can be off-peak. Surely any electrician can fit a charger? As far as I'm aware a new charger costs a few hundred £s but they may be subsidised. There is provision there for new commercial buildings to have chargers.
I realise there is a general and very difficult issue of matching the provision of chargers to the sale of EVs. In an ideal world (Ha!) the car manufacturers and charging providers will march forward together.

New rules about new builds is a good step but a tiny one compared to the number of charging points required to drive (no pun intended) the move to EV. There are 38 million vehicles of all sorts that could potentially require a charging point - 145k a year (max under these new rules) won't get anywhere close to meeting demand in the timescales required. Pissing in the wind really and smells more like a feeble attempt to try and make the Gov look green after a disastrous COP26 - what we need is a far larger and far more ambitious plan now if we are to see petrol/diesel transition planned. Just feels like they are picking off the low hanging fruit rather than taking the big steps required?

[GogLais]

This one caught my eye this morning



Another triumph of policy; all words, no action.

Will the UK Grid be ready for 145k charging points in 2022 ?

Does the UK have enough qualified installers in 2022 ?

With house prices so high; isn't this just going to drive the prices of new homes higher ?

& probably most important; the overwhelming number of this 145k; are going to be private installations; so where are the public chargers going to come from; that are vital for making EVs practical, for anything more than the school run ?

The Bumblecunt has just loaded the cost of EV Charging roll out on home buyers.

God forbid I should defend Boris but anyway. I doubt the 145k will be in use at the same time and the last time I read about it the Grid was reasonably relaxed about EVs because most of the charging can be off-peak. Surely any electrician can fit a charger? As far as I'm aware a new charger costs a few hundred £s but they may be subsidised. There is provision there for new commercial buildings to have chargers.
I realise there is a general and very difficult issue of matching the provision of chargers to the sale of EVs. In an ideal world (Ha!) the car manufacturers and charging providers will march forward together.

New rules about new builds is a good step but a tiny one compared to the number of charging points required to drive (no pun intended) the move to EV. There are 38 million vehicles of all sorts that could potentially require a charging point - 145k a year (max under these new rules) won't get anywhere close to meeting demand in the timescales required. Pissing in the wind really and smells more like a feeble attempt to try and make the Gov look green after a disastrous COP26 - what we need is a far larger and far more ambitious plan now if we are to see petrol/diesel transition planned. Just feels like they are picking off the low hanging fruit rather than taking the big steps required?

I’ll try to be positive and say that it’ll be many years before EVs are up to that sort of number and 38m vehicles don’t require anything like 38m charging points. Ideally better charging technology and longer ranges will reduce the number of points that seem to be required at the moment. It’s a big ask to expect the Gov’t to fund say several million new points (I know you haven’t suggested that) when the number of EVs on the road is still a fraction of that.

[dpedin]

God forbid I should defend Boris but anyway. I doubt the 145k will be in use at the same time and the last time I read about it the Grid was reasonably relaxed about EVs because most of the charging can be off-peak. Surely any electrician can fit a charger? As far as I'm aware a new charger costs a few hundred £s but they may be subsidised. There is provision there for new commercial buildings to have chargers.
I realise there is a general and very difficult issue of matching the provision of chargers to the sale of EVs. In an ideal world (Ha!) the car manufacturers and charging providers will march forward together.

New rules about new builds is a good step but a tiny one compared to the number of charging points required to drive (no pun intended) the move to EV. There are 38 million vehicles of all sorts that could potentially require a charging point - 145k a year (max under these new rules) won't get anywhere close to meeting demand in the timescales required. Pissing in the wind really and smells more like a feeble attempt to try and make the Gov look green after a disastrous COP26 - what we need is a far larger and far more ambitious plan now if we are to see petrol/diesel transition planned. Just feels like they are picking off the low hanging fruit rather than taking the big steps required?

I’ll try to be positive and say that it’ll be many years before EVs are up to that sort of number and 38m vehicles don’t require anything like 38m charging points. Ideally better charging technology and longer ranges will reduce the number of points that seem to be required at the moment. It’s a big ask to expect the Gov’t to fund say several million new points (I know you haven’t suggested that) when the number of EVs on the road is still a fraction of that.

Problem is that the lack of charging points is one of the biggest barriers to folk buying an EV. I and most of my mates have considered an EV but keep coming back to the same issue - accessing a charging point when making a semi long journey. We aren't really going to make a step change unless there is the infrastructure in place to give folk a security about not being stranded with no power or having to take long delays whilst waiting to or getting a charge. It will never be a 5 min stop as it is with petrol/diesel but it has to be far far better than it is now! I would argue that the infrastructure needs to come first. I think we have less than 30k public charging points in the UK and estimates suggest we need 10x that number?

[SaintK]

So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!

It was at points quite awkward to be in the room for Boris Johnson’s CBI speech - at one point he totally lost his place for 20 seconds, the room fell into that toe curling silence. He then rambled about Peppa Pig World as a way to praise the ingenuity of British business.

You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

Particularly rough hangover?

Not sure anyone in the cabinet will tell him. They're all hand picked placemen!!!

Senior Downing St source says “there is a lot of concern inside the building about the PM....It’s just not working. Cabinet needs to wake up and demand serious changes otherwise it’ll keep getting worse. If they don’t insist, he just won’t do anything about it."

[Dinsdale Piranha]

<snip lots of EV stuff>

Grid isn't really a problem for quite a while. There's > 10 - 20GW spare capacity at night when most charging happens.

EVs can charge off a regular home circuit with the addition of a cable so adding it to new builds - assuming there's even space for cars - really isn't difficult which I assume is why it's been chosen. Adding public charging points is a bigger deal and it seems nobody wants to do much about it.

If I had anywhere to charge one, an EV with a couple of hundred miles range would cover >99% of my requirements. I suspect there are a lot of people in the same position.

[petej]

This one caught my eye this morning

New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister is set to announce.

The government said the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year.

New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.

The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030.

Another triumph of policy; all words, no action.

Will the UK Grid be ready for 145k charging points in 2022 ?

Does the UK have enough qualified installers in 2022 ?

With house prices so high; isn't this just going to drive the prices of new homes higher ?

& probably most important; the overwhelming number of this 145k; are going to be private installations; so where are the public chargers going to come from; that are vital for making EVs practical, for anything more than the school run ?

The Bumblecunt has just loaded the cost of EV Charging roll out on home buyers.

That is silly. A - chargers really aren't that expensive (£500-1000). B - the point is to charge off peak. The actual charging will be far less than some are expecting.

As for house prices, the house builders will take the piss regardless and control the supply. The house builders pay into the Tory party to make sure that policies don't interfere and prices continue to rise.

[GogLais]

New rules about new builds is a good step but a tiny one compared to the number of charging points required to drive (no pun intended) the move to EV. There are 38 million vehicles of all sorts that could potentially require a charging point - 145k a year (max under these new rules) won't get anywhere close to meeting demand in the timescales required. Pissing in the wind really and smells more like a feeble attempt to try and make the Gov look green after a disastrous COP26 - what we need is a far larger and far more ambitious plan now if we are to see petrol/diesel transition planned. Just feels like they are picking off the low hanging fruit rather than taking the big steps required?

I’ll try to be positive and say that it’ll be many years before EVs are up to that sort of number and 38m vehicles don’t require anything like 38m charging points. Ideally better charging technology and longer ranges will reduce the number of points that seem to be required at the moment. It’s a big ask to expect the Gov’t to fund say several million new points (I know you haven’t suggested that) when the number of EVs on the road is still a fraction of that.

Problem is that the lack of charging points is one of the biggest barriers to folk buying an EV. I and most of my mates have considered an EV but keep coming back to the same issue - accessing a charging point when making a semi long journey. We aren't really going to make a step change unless there is the infrastructure in place to give folk a security about not being stranded with no power or having to take long delays whilst waiting to or getting a charge. It will never be a 5 min stop as it is with petrol/diesel but it has to be far far better than it is now! I would argue that the infrastructure needs to come first. I think we have less than 30k public charging points in the UK and estimates suggest we need 10x that number?

I’m in the same situation, EV would fine for the vast majority of trips but I’m not yet old enough to give up on my trips into deepest darkest Eryri or the Highlands.

Those numbers don’t scare me actually, we’ve put in 30k in what, a couple of years. I’d expect a serious acceleration in that number between now and the early 2030s.

[GogLais]

So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!


You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

Particularly rough hangover?

Not sure anyone in the cabinet will tell him. They're all hand picked placemen!!!

Senior Downing St source says “there is a lot of concern inside the building about the PM....It’s just not working. Cabinet needs to wake up and demand serious changes otherwise it’ll keep getting worse. If they don’t insist, he just won’t do anything about it."

I’ve a stapler they can borrow.

[Sandstorm]

This one caught my eye this morning

New homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year, the prime minister is set to announce.

The government said the move will see up to 145,000 charging points installed across the country each year.

New-build supermarkets, workplaces and buildings undergoing major renovations will also come under the new law.

The move comes as the UK aims to switch to electric cars, with new petrol and diesel cars sales banned from 2030.

Another triumph of policy; all words, no action.

Will the UK Grid be ready for 145k charging points in 2022 ?

Does the UK have enough qualified installers in 2022 ?

With house prices so high; isn't this just going to drive the prices of new homes higher ?

& probably most important; the overwhelming number of this 145k; are going to be private installations; so where are the public chargers going to come from; that are vital for making EVs practical, for anything more than the school run ?

The Bumblecunt has just loaded the cost of EV Charging roll out on home buyers.

God forbid I should defend Boris but anyway. I doubt the 145k will be in use at the same time and the last time I read about it the Grid was reasonably relaxed about EVs because most of the charging can be off-peak. Surely any electrician can fit a charger? As far as I'm aware a new charger costs a few hundred £s but they may be subsidised. There is provision there for new commercial buildings to have chargers.
I realise there is a general and very difficult issue of matching the provision of chargers to the sale of EVs. In an ideal world (Ha!) the car manufacturers and charging providers will march forward together.

Stupid Tories should also insist that every new house or office building has to have solar panels on it to feed the EV charger. Morons always get it only about half right.

[I like neeps]

So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!

It was at points quite awkward to be in the room for Boris Johnson’s CBI speech - at one point he totally lost his place for 20 seconds, the room fell into that toe curling silence. He then rambled about Peppa Pig World as a way to praise the ingenuity of British business.

You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

One of the biggest myths going is Johnson is a good public speaker. He just says Greek words mixed in with Etonian mixed in with a modern word (Peppa Pig) and goes from there. It's quite entertaining in a newspaper column or panel show but has always sounded ridiculous.

Starmer's speech was no better though. He's gone totally Alan Partridge. Again people think he's a good speaker as he was a lawyer but legalise is incredibly detailed and so usually boring.

[petej]

This one caught my eye this morning



Another triumph of policy; all words, no action.

Will the UK Grid be ready for 145k charging points in 2022 ?

Does the UK have enough qualified installers in 2022 ?

With house prices so high; isn't this just going to drive the prices of new homes higher ?

& probably most important; the overwhelming number of this 145k; are going to be private installations; so where are the public chargers going to come from; that are vital for making EVs practical, for anything more than the school run ?

The Bumblecunt has just loaded the cost of EV Charging roll out on home buyers.

God forbid I should defend Boris but anyway. I doubt the 145k will be in use at the same time and the last time I read about it the Grid was reasonably relaxed about EVs because most of the charging can be off-peak. Surely any electrician can fit a charger? As far as I'm aware a new charger costs a few hundred £s but they may be subsidised. There is provision there for new commercial buildings to have chargers.
I realise there is a general and very difficult issue of matching the provision of chargers to the sale of EVs. In an ideal world (Ha!) the car manufacturers and charging providers will march forward together.

Stupid Tories should also insist that every new house or office building has to have solar panels on it to feed the EV charger. Morons always get it only about half right.

Have to admit pretty chuffed with my battery and solar panels combo (as well as updating all my insulation). The decrease in energy usage plus renewables has pretty much stopped the grid from properly falling over. My wife has worked in the power industry for the last 14 years in plant integrity. The short term ism in private energy companies is impressive and looking at the age of a lot of the assets meant I pretty much installed the panels as soon as I bought my house. The price rises due to the party being over were inevitable.

If interested in a battery I would recommend getting a lithium iron phosphate one as it has no risk of thermal runaway (ie burning at 800degc which has happened to some Tesla's) and doesn't contain cobalt which is a conflict material.

[Insane_Homer]

[Insane_Homer]

Forgets to mention he also holds an EU/Polish passport

[I like neeps]

Home buyers in England received a £6.4bn tax break from the stamp duty holiday introduced after the first coronavirus lockdown, with roughly half the savings benefiting those who bought properties over £500,000, according to an analysis by property agent Savills.

The figure, based on an analysis of official data, underlines the scale of the hit to tax revenues from the measure. It was introduced by Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, in July last year to boost the housing market after the pandemic restrictions were lifted.

But property experts questioned how much the stamp duty holiday had affected buyer behaviour, given low interest rates, and whether the stimulus was necessary with the level of pent-up demand at the time.

“I think they [the Treasury] will look back on it and realise it’s been quite a generous tax break at a time when the market is quite strong” — Lucian Cook, Savills’ head of residential research.

Bad policy from a bad Chancellor. 5'7 Rishi facing a tall task of trying to continue cutting tax for the wealthier and shafting the non asset owning. He's doing his best though.

[Insane_Homer]

[fishfoodie]

Forgets to mention he also holds an EU/Polish passport

I hope it also has, "Made in France" in 48 pt printed on every page; & when you open it, it plays "La Marseillaise", like a tacky birthday card.

[fishfoodie]

It's no wonder he had the hissy fit when, Liz Truss getting his job, meant he would lose the use of the grace-and-favour mansion.

[GogLais]

What the hell is he wearing?

[SaintK]

Forgets to mention he also holds an EU/Polish passport

I hope it also has, "Made in France" in 48 pt printed on every page; & when you open it, it plays "La Marseillaise", like a tacky birthday card.

Surpised he's got time to go abroad with all the lobbying and consulltancy work he does for the £250k he gets on top of his MP's salary

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So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!

It was at points quite awkward to be in the room for Boris Johnson’s CBI speech - at one point he totally lost his place for 20 seconds, the room fell into that toe curling silence. He then rambled about Peppa Pig World as a way to praise the ingenuity of British business.

You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

One of the biggest myths going is Johnson is a good public speaker. He just says Greek words mixed in with Etonian mixed in with a modern word (Peppa Pig) and goes from there. It's quite entertaining in a newspaper column or panel show but has always sounded ridiculous.

Starmer's speech was no better though. He's gone totally Alan Partridge. Again people think he's a good speaker as he was a lawyer but legalise is incredibly detailed and so usually boring.

Do you not think that "boring" is miles better than a high profile bed-shitting?

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So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!


You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

One of the biggest myths going is Johnson is a good public speaker. He just says Greek words mixed in with Etonian mixed in with a modern word (Peppa Pig) and goes from there. It's quite entertaining in a newspaper column or panel show but has always sounded ridiculous.

Starmer's speech was no better though. He's gone totally Alan Partridge. Again people think he's a good speaker as he was a lawyer but legalise is incredibly detailed and so usually boring.

Do you not think that "boring" is miles better than a high profile bed-shitting?

If Churchillian is what he's aiming for; I think he just missed .....

In the same way that the Opposition needs to step up; & start making some hits; the sentient part of the Tory Party, needs to find a leader; lest the entire Party go the route of the GOP; seeking ever viler, & despotic leaders

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So the blonde slug ran out of lies when speaking to the CBI!!


You'd have thought the useless cunt might have just had at least one look through it

One of the biggest myths going is Johnson is a good public speaker. He just says Greek words mixed in with Etonian mixed in with a modern word (Peppa Pig) and goes from there. It's quite entertaining in a newspaper column or panel show but has always sounded ridiculous.

Starmer's speech was no better though. He's gone totally Alan Partridge. Again people think he's a good speaker as he was a lawyer but legalise is incredibly detailed and so usually boring.

Do you not think that "boring" is miles better than a high profile bed-shitting?

I doubt the speech is going to move the dial on what people think about Johnson. Ultimately he's never spoken well, he gave tax payer money to a woman he was sleeping with, his government is in a sleaze scandal, he breaks every promise, brexit is a mess which has exacerbated supply chain problems, covid response was a mess (might've actually helped out now though), his government gives lucrative contracts to their mates without going through proper channels, his govt are useless at everything about from increasingly inequality by continuing to inflate the housing market and he breaks every promise. He still polls 40% and one speech won't change that.

Starmer's lack of charisma and ideas is a real problem for labour though. Keir couldn't cut through overcooked pasta.