Thanks for admitting the obvious, but how was the entire world duped into thinking closing down nuclear was a good idea? Why were Twitter anons and nuclear bros right about this, while energy experts and world leaders were so impossibly wrong? And the most important question:

There's a popular idea on the left of British politics that councils can boost their local economy massively by 'buying local' and directing their procurement spend towards local businesses/co-ops. It's known as the "Preston Model" after the council that pioneered it. And

"But energy prices are set in world markets"... This lazy argument against using the UK's own oil and gas reserves has been debunked many times, but here are some key points... 🧵 1️⃣ this claim might be true of oil, but not of natural gas (which is much cheaper in the US)...

🇬🇧 BREAKING: Britain is facing the harsh reality of military decline. Decades of underinvestment have left the UK increasingly reliant on the U.S. while NATO allies also prioritize “butter over guns.” The collapse of hard power may have sudden consequences in today’s

In 1968, Paul Ehrlich predicted that unchecked population growth would cause mass starvation. Instead, the global death rate fell by over a third, and famines disappeared outside of war zones. How did he get it so wrong? In short, he ignored humanity's ability to innovate.

Even China is confused by Cuba’s adherence to socialism

Germany switching off its perfectly fine nuclear power plants, but keeping coal power plants instead to fight climate change in one picture. Enjoy your air quality.

Not long ago, Britain was one of the world’s biggest oil producers, with revenues accounting for six percent of all government revenues in the mid-1980s. Ed Conway looks at how much oil and gas Britain could extract from the North Sea if it really wanted to. 🔗

Nuclear power in Korea costs £30 per megawatt hour. In Britain it costs six times that. Juliet Samuel on how they did it - and what Britain would have to do to match them. thetimes.com/comment/column…

German Energy Minister Katherina Reiche: the nuclear shutdown “was a huge mistake.” #CERAWeek

In 1960, the world used ~1.5 hectares of farmland per person. By 2023, that fell to ~0.62, less than half. Innovation diffused the "population bomb."

China isn't turning into a “green superpower.” Any renewable energy systems they're installing only add to existing energy sources; they are not replacing fossil fuels at all. China is increasing their use of ALL energy.

I am shocked to learn that rent controls in Spain are having exactly the same outcomes as every other attempt at rent controls everywhere else.

'We're not actually approving a new oil field because this one was approved by the last government then quashed on judicial review so technically...' is exactly the sort of bold, consistent, principles-based argument that has served this government so well.

The green energy transition in China.

The real nuclear race isn’t about reactors. France revealed the real playbook. If you want to understand why nuclear is returning to the policy agenda, look at France. During its nuclear expansion, France built 43 reactors in roughly two decades. The result: • GDP per capita

Rolls-Royce welcomes landmark contract with UK Government for delivery of Small Modular Reactors bit.ly/47QIY08

The End by the Doors playing on a loop until #PMQs

"You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing" - Thomas Sowell