Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36133622)

What he said.

We all agree there’s some things better left to the market. It’s clear for energy that either way there’s a role for the state. The question after that is to benefit who exactly.

It’s difficult to rationalise that should be global energy companies already making supernormal profits in the absence of genuine competition.

By not taking control of these resources - or a sizeable proportion of our demand for them at a minimum - we leave ourselves exposed to being price gouged at every emerging geopolitical crisis. That hits our citizens and businesses equally, generating inflationary pressures and increasing instability.

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36133621)

So the North Sea is the only place to invest in energy self sufficientcy?

Don't you think SMR's would be a good investment?

https://www.rolls-royce.com/innovati...ction-overview

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36133622)

What he said.

We all agree there’s some things better left to the market. It’s clear for energy that either way there’s a role for the state. The question after that is to benefit who exactly.

It’s difficult to rationalise that should be global energy companies already making supernormal profits in the absence of genuine competition.

By not taking control of these resources - or a sizeable proportion of our demand for them at a minimum - we leave ourselves exposed to being price gouged at every emerging geopolitical crisis. That hits our citizens and businesses equally, generating inflationary pressures and increasing instability.

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36133632)

The poxy press have gratuitously noted that the top 4 cabinet members are not white. Why would they do that? What purpose does it serve other than to signal some sort of woke virtue?

It causes the contrary question to be asked: what's wrong with white people? What's so wonderful about non-whites having these positions?

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36133632)

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36133632)

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36133631)

When you look at where this country used to be in terms of nuclear power the state we now find ourselves is shocking. We had the first civil nuclear power programme in the world and designed and built our own reactors. Now apparently we’re unable to do anything without the blessing of EDF including, it should be noted, its trade union which has a seat on the board and understandably has demanded to know, from time to time, why this level of investment is being spent in the UK rather than in France.

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36133639)

Social mobility has been a particular problem amongst people from ethnic minorities in the UK. Their presence in the cabinet signals that things are - slowly - changing. It is unlikely to alter the deliberations of cabinet very much because none of these people has come straight from a ghetto to government so they don’t bring that perspective. But their highly visible presence may perhaps permit some people from those places to dream and to aim for it themselves.

Without the “poxy press” making these observations, I am quite sure plenty of people from BAME backgrounds are making them for themselves.

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36133644)

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36133632)

It causes the contrary question to be asked: what's wrong with white people? What's so wonderful about non-whites having these positions?

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36133647)

Well that depends on why they were appointed.
If they were appointed to deliberately be "non white", thats a problem.
If they were appointed because they are the best person for the job, and happen to be non white, then I dont see an issue.

Some sites making a point about it does however seem like typical woke signalling.
I had not noticed, or given it a second thought until the BBC made a point of mentioning it.

Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36133647)

Well that depends on why they were appointed.
If they were appointed to deliberately be "non white", thats a problem.
If they were appointed because they are the best person for the job, and happen to be non white, then I dont see an issue.

Some sites making a point about it does however seem like typical woke signalling.
I had not noticed, or given it a second thought until the BBC made a point of mentioning it.

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36133649)