BP deals hammer blow to hopes of a North Sea revival Oil giant’s decision to quit UK waters suggests time is running out for Burnham to reverse decline JONATHAN LEAKE BP’s decision to quit the North Sea – driven by a disastrous mix of energy and tax policies, plus its natural decline – is a watershed moment…
Britain’s revolving door of prime ministers is not a political crisis. It is a structural one RIGHT TIMES WITH KATHY GYNGELL A guest post by Gustavo Jalife Sir Keir Starmer is gone and already forgotten. The digital world has chewed up and spat out another bureaucrat. His successor, Andy Burnham, the seventh prime minister in…
SAM LOWRY I am in my 50s, and I have spent three decades in engineering and technology leadership, including safety-critical hardware work in aviation and senior software leadership in regulated industries such as financial services and transport. I have a mortgage on my home, like most people who work for a living rather than inherit….
UK Prime Minister announces plans to devolve national taxes to local mayors- completely ignores spending and proven failures to control local budgets! Is it a coincidence that the elections for the mayoralty of Greater Manchester (vacated by Prime Minister Burnham) is being held today? PETER HALLIGAN From Brave AI: “Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a…
“It’s not me, it’s you” is a faintly caddish way to approach a breakup. The Labour Party is, it appears, still perfectly capable of twirling its moustaches. Concerned about low turn-out at election, it has decided the fault lies with the electorate. The plebs aren’t doing their duty and trooping off to the polling booth,…
The Energy Balance Globally is Shaken, and Green Energy is Tripling Down, While Oil and Gas Are Unbalanced Tough times ahead, and countries are picking sides. STU TURLEY The world’s energy system is under simultaneous assault from geopolitics and policy ideology. Critical oil and gas flows through maritime and pipeline chokepoints are disrupted or rerouted…
