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[Steven P]

45 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

No bombs, no warning: Britain’s next war will begin beneath the sea with a total internet shutdown, power blackouts and financial chaos

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Russia is expanding its war against Ukraine into a new and largely unseen domain beneath the sea, with...

Another reason why reliance on other countries for energy through interconnectors and pipelines and a lack of base load capacity is not a great idea, as Germany found out, putting all your eggs in one basket ain’t a great idea. 
Our much vaunted wind farms are easy to put out of action and incredibly hard to repair. 

 

 

because of course, the subsea pipes from the north sea are soooo well hidden that we can rely on those pipelines..... Have to knock out all the windturbines or knock out half a dozen pipes?

[Johnsond]

52 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Have to knock out all the windturbines or knock out half a dozen pipes

How did I know it would be you SP/TA. 
Well you can store oil you can’t store electricity id have thought that was school boy simple stuff. 
Here again you show your total lack of subject knowledge I’m afraid, you don’t need to take out every turbine you daft bugger 😂😂😞all you need to do is take out the export cable or the offshore substation itself. 
You obviously don’t know but the UK ( despite people like you believing the world leader guff you read) does not own a single heavy lift vessel capable of installing or repairing the wind turbines and infrastructure around our coast. I’ve been telling you this for ages, obviously it’s not sinking in. 
 

Edited January 19 by Johnsond

[Steve Bullman]

😂😂😂

 

Educational background key indicator of immigration views in UK, study finds

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Research comparing UK and US finds people with fewer qualifications more likely to support rightwing movements

 

[Steven P]

On 19/01/2026 at 10:28, Johnsond said:

How did I know it would be you SP/TA. 
Well you can store oil you can’t store electricity id have thought that was school boy simple stuff. 
Here again you show your total lack of subject knowledge I’m afraid, you don’t need to take out every turbine you daft bugger 😂😂😞all you need to do is take out the export cable or the offshore substation itself. 
You obviously don’t know but the UK ( despite people like you believing the world leader guff you read) does not own a single heavy lift vessel capable of installing or repairing the wind turbines and infrastructure around our coast. I’ve been telling you this for ages, obviously it’s not sinking in. 
 

 

Of course, heavy lift vessel would be fk a use on the onshore windfarms or solar farms.

 

Likewise a strike on an oil platform could not be repaired due to the same lack of a heavy lift vessel. Take out a subsea cable or a subsea oil / gas pipe, it is the same vulnerability, perhaps you should appreciate north sea oil / gas is very vulnerable to subsea attacks.

[Steven P]

23 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

😂😂😂

 

Educational background key indicator of immigration views in UK, study finds

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Research comparing UK and US finds people with fewer qualifications more likely to support rightwing movements

 

 

Suspected as much.

[Johnsond]

29 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

Of course, heavy lift vessel would be fk a use on the onshore windfarms or solar farms.

 

Likewise a strike on an oil platform could not be repaired due to the same lack of a heavy lift vessel. Take out a subsea cable or a subsea oil / gas pipe, it is the same vulnerability, perhaps you should appreciate north sea oil / gas is very vulnerable to subsea attacks.

You don’t need or use a heavy lift vessel to repair jackets or platforms. You never mentioned onshore wind or solar in your op. But there’s a multitude of large crawler or mobile cranes in the UK configured for that kind of work by way 😞😞. What part of store Oil did you fail to comprehend ( Strategic oil reserve and Commachio company there’s something to sit in front of your coal fire and educate yourself with tonight) . SP/TA you are trying to sound knowledgeable about industries you have no knowledge or experience of and it shows big time. Solar and wind won’t cut it if the shit hits the fan, even the most green of green leftards gets that. 
 

[Steve Bullman]

2 hours ago, Steven P said:

 

Suspected as much.

Yep, makes perfect sense 

[Johnsond]

28 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Yep, makes perfect sense 

Research indicates that individuals employed in the private sector are more likely to hold right-wing, conservative, or market-liberal views compared to their public sector counterparts, who tend to lean towards left-wing parties

. This divide is often associated with differences in economic security, views on taxation, and attitudes toward government regulation. 

Key findings on the relationship between the private sector and right-wing political leanings:

• Small Business Owners: Studies show that small business owners and those in the "gig economy" are significantly more likely to identify with right-wing parties. This is often due to a preference for lower taxes and fewer regulations.
• Industry Differences: Small business owners in sectors with high regulatory, labor, or compliance interfaces—such as construction, healthcare, and manufacturing—tend to lean Republican or right-wing.
• Company Size: Workers in smaller companies tend to be more conservative on socioeconomic issues and more skeptical of trade unions than those in large corporations, according to research from 16 European countries.
• Private Education Link: In the UK, individuals with a private school education are twice as likely to be consistent Conservative voters by midlife, and one and a half times more likely to hold right-wing opinions regarding income redistribution and the role of business.
• Voting Behavior: Private sector workers have long been more likely to vote for conservative parties (such as the Conservatives in the UK) compared to public sector workers. 

Drivers of Right-Wing Views in the Private Sector

• Reduced State Intervention: Private sector workers generally favor less state intervention in the economy.
• Economic Independence: The experience of running a business or being self-employed often leads to a preference for economic individualism over state-provided social safety nets.
• Cultural Factors: Some studies suggest that the "experience of being a small business owner" directly influences the adoption of conservative views on regulation. 
   

Those at the bottom of the education/ employment ladder are as often as not the ones most affected by mass immigration. The conclusion they are likely to be against it is not surprising nor requires a degree to make. 

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[tree-fancier123]

2 hours ago, Steven P said:

 

Suspected as much.

What about Robert Jenrick?- a first in history from Cambridge. 

Maybe the majority are numbnut skinheads, but some are highly intellectual. 

Jenrick is now Reform's seventh MP, it's not all about illegal immigration, but even very clever people have had enough

[Mark J]

22 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

What about Robert Jenrick?- a first in history from Cambridge. 

Maybe the majority are numbnut skinheads, but some are highly intellectual. 

Jenrick is now Reform's seventh MP, it's not all about illegal immigration, but even very clever people have had enough

Reform promises(d) change. 

They appear to be hiring the same people who did a shabby job of running the country. 

Perhaps they have a cunning plan.