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BP profits double to $6.2bn, fuelling calls for energy windfall tax | BP | The Guardian

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Results are ‘obscene’, say unions, after soaring oil and gas prices help company to beat forecasts  

2 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

And seeing as only 4.4% of the population of the UK are Muslims (the folk who use mosques) that argument doesn't hold much water imho.

But we don’t have proportional representation so I guess it does matter Eggs.
Corruption is corruption, it’s endemic in many immigrant home countries, particularly South Asia. 

Not sure if I’ve missed it previously by not paying attention - turns out the porn king is Niel Parish. 
 
Always found him a highly disagreeable type. 
 

Tory MP Neil Parish faces investigation over claims of watching pornography in Commons | Conservatives | The Guardian

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Spokesperson for chief whip said Parish was reporting himself to the parliamentary authorities over the allegations  

If the reason for producing an ID card was to stop voting fraud I wouldn't have a problem with it, but we all know that isn't the case.

I’d agree in regards voting ie the day you rock up at the polling station, but definitely not the carrying of an ID card as an everyday requirement. 

No.. Is that falling down too??
 
john..

If it doesn’t feel right it probably ain’t! That’s a lot of dosh to take a risk with.

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

+ you will need batteries and charger if you don't already have them . 

Still good value Stubby, I’ve ordered one and a couple of Waitley 5ah batteries.. will see how we get on👍

Fastfix have an offer on the Dolmar equivalent of Makita DUR368AZ cordless brushcutter at £148 inc.

Sounds like good value and gets good reviews, anyone got one? Think I’ll make a punt..

Dolmar AT3725AZ Twin 18v Brushless Line Trimmer (Body Only)

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The Dolmar AT3725AZ brushcutter features an efficient 36v brushless motor powered by twin 18v LXT batteries and designed for those looking for a quiet yet high powered alternative to a petrol unit.

6 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

I cut one up like that for a customer which had been covered in fruit, I was all for leaving it but looked too untidy for her. I think it'll carry on more or less indefinitely like that, just keep it propped and fill in the hole round the roots if you can.

Thx Dan, would you cut back the roots that are now above ground? 

We lost this tree to Storm Eunice, was gonna remove but it’s now covered in blossom.

Just wondering if it can survive like this or it’s gonna eventually die.

It’s a lovely tree that fruits well.

Any advice appreciated…

If anyone is looking for single cameras for yard security, livestock surveillance etc I wholly recommend Farm Stream:

Farmstream - 4G/WiFi CCTV Cameras for Livestock, Security and Stables

Fantastic product from British company with great customer care, that can even be used where no mains power supply.

20 x optical zoom on the PTZ camera and super easy setup, can even be added to an existing NVR based system.

These cameras will produce evidence quality imagery (what the cops advise), and all for £270!

Rwanda asylum seekers: UK government criticised over 'cruel' plan

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Some of those arriving on small boats will be sent to the country as part of a £120m trial. If someone from Rwanda was claiming asylum in the UK, would he be sent back? Answer is no, covered in the treaty, supposedly...

They wheel out the favourable, right-wing stuff just before local elections on May 5th in order to throw a bone at the people who thought Boris was a saviour but now rightly think that they've been betrayed by the gov. They'll soon send Boris into oblivion for his shitehawk behaviour, and then continue to piss on us and tell us it's raining.







 

1 hour ago, Mark J said:

There is some complete and utter shite on there, but there's also some really good stuff, I don't tend to watch TV, I just watch shows that I like the look of online. 

You'd think that good media would get picked up but that's just not the case a lot of the time.  My mate does a radio show and he's kickstarted the careers of some big names, there's no way that they would have got there without his intervention and help.  

Not very often we agree Mark😀 

I’m the same mate, watch little tv in general and then only when I’m working.. usually YouTube stuff then. 

8 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Fair enough, it's fair to say that it's not being subsidised in any way though. 

Independent media companies won't get noticed by the big players without exposure from things like Film 4, when they get noticed then Netflix etc snaps them up; in a similar vein, that's why local radio like BBC introducing is so important in promoting new bands.

I suppose that depends on what you define as 'decent' content.
 

I’m not sure C4/ BBC Introducing make that much difference. Good/decent media be it film or music will get picked up… and ideally much of the dross wouldn’t.  
iMHO the main channels should concentrate on mainstream and leave the fringe stuff to subscription or indie. 
You not agree Mark, there is some serious shite on C4?

Film 4 have commissioned some cracking films.

You're missing the point though, all this libtard, fringe, oddball viewing actually generates money for the public purse, not the other way round. 

Yes Channel 4 is self funding, they buy/commission tv shows and films from independent media companies, if channel 4 was to go then these independent companies will lose a large chunk of their revenue, hence the anticipated loss of 2,400 jobs and 60 companies. 

Life would be pretty dull without art: no music, no films, no painting, no photography, no architecture, no design... 
Art enriches us all culturally, whether you like it or not. 

Fastfix are having a sale on, EA4300 at £295 and EA5000 at £460. Really tempted, it's so much less money than a 261.  Slightly down on power, 2.8kW vs the 3.0kW of the 261 but can fit an exhaust from the previous model to get rid of cat.
 
Then again my old 261 keeps on going and it's been a good saw.
 
But at least I know not to buy an Echo.

Bloody Eunice!!

3 hours ago, nepia said:

Or leave it alone.

 

You call that a lean?!

Ya reckon he'd pull that stunt without consulting Patel, Johnson et al? These people speak to each other in a civilised way behind the scenes. I don't think he could pull it off on his own, no conspiracy, I just don't thinks it's possible. Wasn't Dicks contract extended by two years just recently which Khan backed?

Sadiq Khan and Priti Patel at war over resignation of Cressida Dick

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Pair clash after Met Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is forced out of top job

10 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Ya reckon he'd pull that stunt without consulting Patel, Johnson et al? These people speak to each other in a civilised way behind the scenes. I don't think he could pull it off on his own, no conspiracy, I just don't thinks it's possible. Wasn't Dicks contract extended by two years just recently which Khan backed?

Do I think that arrogant Khant would pull that stunt without consulting Patel, Johnson et al…….Absolutely he would, the man is totally deluded! 

 
That article is a month old. They have effectively been cut in half since then. 
 
They don't (as far as I'm aware) have a price cap, which means if you're on a flexible tariff then you're exposed. But the severity of the price increase was sufficient that the government stepped in to provide assistance. So unlike the UK government, which is seeking to claw back over half the assistance given, the Swedish government will pay up to £165/month for the three months from December to assistance householders.
 
We are living in an inflationary society. Energy particularly. This is why we are very keen to generate as much as we can with our own house. Frustratingly, the time when we really need a lot of electricty is mid winter, but given that the part of Sweden we're moving to receives 40% more sun than where we are in England, the payback time period on solar is quite short. 

On 08/02/2022 at 18:42, Big J said:

Indeed. 

 

For reference (because I have to track these things now I have a house there) in Sweden, the electricity price spiked in December but has come down almost 50% in January. 

I wonder if we'll get a similar reduction here?

With Swedish electricity prices up 266%, a 50% reduction appears far from a return to an affordable solution, sounds idyllic!

Sweden to help households as electricity prices soar over 266%

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Some 1.8 million households are affected, the government said.

10 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

In Louisiana I was asked if I Squeal like a pig. I’m told there is no greater form of endearment there. 
 

Swedens views on immigration are truly misguided. It’s destroying the country and destabilising it at the time. Intentional? I guess time will tell. But if you wish to run from the event horizon of globalisim there’s few places left in the western world.
 

Id plum for Canada info was a bit younger,  

Canada has pretty liberal views too, particularly concerning immigration. Pretty much every Lebanese Muslim I’ve met seems to have Canadian residency.  
Not sure I could tolerate living in a state run by that clown Trudeau!