PAUL HOMEWOOD There’s no wind, no sun, it’s boiling hot and the air conditioners all go on. What could possibly go wrong? From the Telegraph: Britain has been forced to urgently import more electricity from the EU to avoid power shortages during the record-breaking heatwave. The National Energy System Operator (Neso), which manages the grid,…
WILL JONES Labour has urged British farmers to stop raising cattle and grow lentils instead as part of a Net Zero push. GB News has more. The Government published its highly-anticipated ‘Farming Roadmap’ on Wednesday, outlining its long-term vision for Britain’s agriculture sector. The 71-page document outlined the Government’s intention to help British farmers wind down high-emission…
The Digital Dilemma: part III From digital dystopia to digital rights ALEX KLAUSHOFER The first part of The Digital Dilemma identified the fork in the road we’ve arrived at in the West, one that presents a choice between being herded into a digital surveillance and control system or taking the road less-trodden and forging a better, more…
I Own the Law On the Leviathan and the Smartphone DAVID MCGROGAN Nomos, the king of all,of mortals and immortals alike,leads them on, making just the most violent deedwith sovereign hand. Pindar This is a short post about a big and much misunderstood subject: the ownership of law. The gist of the argument is easily…
ROGER WATSON One’s outrage is hard to contain. Netflix recently acquired the 2010 BBC re-make of Upstairs Downstairs. The re-make had a very short life of only two seasons due to the success of ITV with Downton Abbey which won the ratings war by a country mile. Even the fragrant Keeley Hawes and a troupe of established actors could not breathe enough life into this…
