08-10-2013, 12:40
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Re: Winter of blackouts ?
Well it sounds good you see, just the sort of stuff some folks want to hear...
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08-10-2013, 12:50
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Re: Winter of blackouts ?
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Originally Posted by Osem
Well it sounds good you see, just the sort of stuff some folks want to hear...
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this covers all politicians of all parties
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08-10-2013, 14:40
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Re: Winter of blackouts ?
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Originally Posted by Doug P
Of course Ed's cheap gimmick on freezing prices will knock out lots of investment and deny us more new power stations... nice one Millibean....
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Prices want freezing for 10 year's... don't spend the money on new nuke subs... the yanks have got plenty to sort out a threat.
The lights will not go out because the old, poor will not be able to afford to heat or light their homes, so they will not be using as much energy!!!
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08-10-2013, 14:45
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Re: Winter of blackouts ?
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Originally Posted by richard s
The lights will not go out because the old, poor will not be able to afford to heat or light their homes, so they will not be using as much energy!!!
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That's a good factual point really.
if it was cheap or even free, then you'd probably think they're telling the truth.
but it's not cheap or free. so it's all just yet another load of bull.
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08-10-2013, 14:57
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Re: Winter of blackouts ?
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Originally Posted by MarkC1984
To be honest, if it hadn't been Maggie it could have been Major, Blair, Brown or Cameron cutting the jobs of coal miners. Especially in this day and age, where the health and safety brigade would have been up in arms over miners work conditions.
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No they wouldn't, the UK's mines were the safest in the world visited regularly by HM Inspector of Mines.
---------- Post added at 15:57 ---------- Previous post was at 15:54 ----------
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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...winter-2348035
Closure of coal powered power stations party responsible
All that coal and no one mining it well done Thatcher ( I await the flame)
Disclaimer a spokesperson says info suggests they can cover it ( read to the bottom)
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Good old Thatcher and Heseltine.
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13-10-2013, 12:20
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Re: Winter of blackouts ?
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Originally Posted by MarkC1984
To be honest, if it hadn't been Maggie it could have been Major, Blair, Brown or Cameron cutting the jobs of coal miners. Especially in this day and age, where the health and safety brigade would have been up in arms over miners work conditions.
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no problem there as towards the end they where never at work
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