Unthreaded
Someone's been messing with Naz Shah's Wikipedia abbreviated biog.
She'd be more suited to Pakistan politics - her selection process certainly looked dodgy enough to qualify - for all the smoke and sparks relating to the role of postal votes in her election - few numbers have actually been exposed.... One wonders what returning jihadis might make of an unveiled woman telling them what to do.
tomo
Labour needed someone to match and exceed the ranting George Galloway
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naz_Shah
golf charlie
Naz Shah, anti-Semite Labour MP
Pcar
@Mark Hodgson, Apr 2, 2018 at 8:55 AM
"Nearly 100 councils spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on engaging celebrities including Darcey Bussell and Craig Revel-Horwood, two judges on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing...
Pure unadulterated waste of taxpayers money being used by councillors to be photographed with a celeb to say "look how important/famous I am"
If no Royals, MPs available it should be done by: Mayor, Councillor, Head boy/girl of a school etc. No Payments as it's self-promotion opportunity.
Pcar
gc, yep, the vore was just before that came out. We saved the uni a lot of embarassment.
TinyCO2email@gmail.com
Bettsy is co-author of new doom study quoted in I.
"Such weather extremes can increase vulnerability to food insecurity,"
study author and University of Exeter professor Richard Betts said in a university press release.
stewgreen
The Tesla death last week
When car was on autopilot, didn't get much coverage.
model X crashed into central barrier.
stewgreen
Apr 2, 2018 at 9:57 PM | TinyCO2
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stompie_Moeketsi
golf charlie
Apr 2, 2018 at 9:31 PM | Mark Hodgson
Nobody knows where the €150 billion has gone. Secondhand wind turbines and solar panels have no scrap value.
golf charlie
More uncritical advertising of wind turbines by the BBC:
Reaping the wind with the biggest turbines ever made
By Chris Baraniuk
Technology of Business reporter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43576226
Lots of spin (pardon the pun), no critical thought or difficult questions, while the article comes close to ending with this:
"Wind supplied more than 11% of Europe's electricity in the first half of 2017, Wind Europe says.
And Mr Meggelaars expects that percentage to grow, as more windfarms are installed.
"In 2019, we expect to see another record of offshore wind being installed, around 4GW - again, most of that is in the UK and Germany.""
Wind Europe is casually referred to in the piece as "...industry association Wind Europe...". Which does admit some self-interest, but is hardly the whole story. This is how Wind Europe candidly describes itself on its website:
"WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind power in Europe and worldwide. We have over 450 members, active in over 40 countries. In addition to wind turbine manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, our membership encompasses component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, contractors, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies, and consultants.
WindEurope actively coordinates international policy, communications, research and analysis. We also provide various services to support members’ requirements and needs in order to further their development, offering the best networking and learning opportunities in the sector.
WindEurope analyses, formulates and establishes policy positions for the wind industry on key strategic sectoral issues, cooperating with industry and research institutions on a number of market development and technology research projects. Additionally, the lobbying activities undertaken by WindEurope help create a suitable legal framework within which members can successfully develop their businesses.
WindEurope produces a large variety of information tools and manages campaigns aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of wind and enhancing social acceptance, dispelling myths about wind energy and providing easy access to credible information.
WindEurope regularly organises numerous events, ranging from conferences, exhibitions, and launches to seminars and workshops. These encourage the exchange of international experience on policy, finance and technical developments, and provide the ideal forum in which to showcase the latest technology."
I think that in the interests of balance the BBC should have made some of that clear, and/or offered up an alternative voice and some critique of the hype. Fat chance!