As govt proposes pouring billions into so-called carbon capture, please remember there is not a single example on earth where this actually works at required power-station scale. It is chiefly promoted by - guess who? Fossil fuel lobbyists.

The UK government’s decision to award £22 billion in subsidies to carbon capture and storage followed a dramatic surge in lobbying from fossil-fuel giants including Equinor, BP, and ExxonMobil. IPPR’s Laurie Laybourn is quoted in TJ Jordan’s article theguardian.com/business/2024/…

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Today's events in Washington are a clear cause for deep concern, for shock, for anger. What we need now are cool heads and clear thinking. We must stand firm with our European allies in the steadfast defence of Ukraine. That is where Scotland stands.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

Today, UK Covid-19 Inquiry heard that the government instructed PPE suppliers to prioritise English NHS settings over Scotland. Just as shocking, the government withdrew embassy support from Scottish government officials negotiating PPE deals in foreign countries.

Regular reminder that most trans people are just trying to navigate their way through their lives with as little impact on you as possible

This is our best ever video on why electricity bills are so high. Don't miss the explanation 57 secs in. youtube.com/watch?v=nKJLVa…

After the English elections is the rise of Reform irresistible? Is Welsh Labour getting tough with WM and with friends like Blair does Starmer need enemies? Israel is openly planning ethnic cleansing in Gaza - when will the world take action? Listen at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast

The Prime Minister’s statement on immigration today will damage our economy, the NHS, social care and our universities. It ignores the need to boost Scotland’s working age population. This sort of divisive language only plays into Nigel Farage’s hands. Not in Scotland’s name.

Astonishing evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The Government repeatedly ignored offers from the Crick Institute to provide mass testing on a national scale. Instead, the Government paid Deloitte consultants to project manage, not yet established, privately run labs. 1/2

In this podcast special we speak with two energy experts Rhys Stanwix and David Pearson. The cost of energy has dominated our far-from-expert musings for the last few weeks & we thought it might be an idea to pull in some expertise for a special .Listen at lesleyriddoch.com/podcast

Mt Etna is erupting now but no good camera views due to cloud....

Francesca Albanese for the Nobel Peace Prize 💚

As there’s a lot of ”Think Tanks” being posted in the media I thought I’d do a little thread on three of them. They are all located in Tufton Street and this is basic information. You will find anywhere on the web. They all have apparently nice sounding names that will make

For the fourth consecutive year Scotland is snow-free. A visit today to Garbh Choire Mòr by teenager Campbell Hutt and his dad Colin revealed a tiny patch lingering below the cliffs. A quick photo opp of holding the snow was had before 1/2

"The government have actively avoided looking for evidence Russia interfered." The Intelligence & Security Committee's Stewart Hosie said the Toy government didn't investigate alleged Russian interference in the Brexit vote, and no one wanted to touch this "with a ten-foot

I thought Farage was a shrewd businessman? He’s missed a trick here, if Nathan Gill was being paid by Russia for saying the same things as Nigel was for free!

Top three politicians retweeted by Tufton Street fossil fuel lobbyists GWPF and Net Zero Watch (same organisation) 1. Claire Coutinho 2. Nigel Farage 3. Kemi Badenoch Reform and Conservatives have received £10.7 million in fossil fuel donations

The data shows Brexit was a massive mistake and badly hurt the economy. We're all paying for it. It was Nigel Farage who sold the lies that it would make life better. How can anyone still listen to him about anything?