Slough And Power

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Apparently thousands of tons of wood chip leaves Shoreham docks every week destined for Belgium.

Why are we selling it when it's needed here?!!

That's a rhetorical question by the way.

[nepia]

'Tis the way of a bonkers modern world. Why do/did we import butter, lamb, apples from New Zealand and cause hardship to our own growers?! There are many other examples.

[face cord]

Tis the way of a bonkers modern world. Why do/did we import butter, lamb, apples from New Zealand and cause hardship to our own growers?! There are many other examples.

 

Free trade. A global market for goods so there bought from the cheapest supplier. If you tried to limit this to support a national industry with,say import tariffs restrictions etc it would be called a trade war or protectionism.

 

I still think complete free trade in all resources is abit bonkers though I agree, especially for important strategic resources stuff like oil & gas (energy) maybe even food that gets sold to the highest bidder.

 

This is why i think fracking all over UK won't mean cheaper gas coz they are private companies they will sell to the highest global bidder which might mean china etc not impacting UK prices much.

 

Some resources like gas should be held in reserve imo by the goverment, & only tapped when or if global prices go beserk imo.

 

Recent it was the news UK was only one tanker away of ruining down to empty. Would of beign interesting to see what would of happened if the tanker didn't arrive just in time.

 

UK gas supply pressure eased with arrival of tanker from Qatar | Environment | The Guardian

 

Sorry gone off on a bit of a rant

[breffni]

It's like the oil found off the Irish coast, people think 'oh Ireland will have its own oil and fuel will get cheaper' but of course the rights have been sold by the government so the oil will be exported and the government will get a small percentage if the revenue generated.

 

 

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[Old Mill Tree Care]

It's like the oil found off the Irish coast, people think 'oh Ireland will have its own oil and fuel will get cheaper' but of course the rights have been sold by the government so the oil will be exported and the government will get a small percentage if the revenue generated.

 

 

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OMG I never heard of that! Things get more and more bonkers every day.

 

Did you hear about the flap Jack incident? Incredible.

 

It all makes me ashamed to be human.

[gensetsteve]

I cant believe how the world moves stuff around to save pennies. Bit like ebay heads driving 200 miles to save £12 postage :lol:no wonder the worlds in a mess some of these people run it.

[nepia]

Did you hear about the flap Jack incident? Incredible.

 

 

I hope you're not dissing flapjacks; I love 'em!

[Johny Walker]

could be time to get a super silent geny for bk up

[gensetsteve]

could be time to get a super silent geny for bk up

 

Best idea I heard all week ca ching

[openspaceman]

could be time to get a super silent geny for bk up

 

I fancy an old steam set from a ship and a flash tube boiler