Millions cast their vote as UK heads to the polls in general election

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it's time someone took away their crack pipe

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On 3/4/2026 at 2:31 PM, Pooky said:

Oh dear, the poor man looks completely lacking of gorm. 😒

Lack of testosterone?

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Since this is mostly related to the UK, I will post it here.  The comments are interesting.

 

The Iran War Reveals Who Is Living In A Fantasy World

 

Here in the 21st century, the UK has pursued its net zero fantasy with a vengeance. Wind turbines and solar panels now cover the countryside. Many power plants that use coal or other fossil fuels have been closed. Perhaps most important, the UK has banned essentially all exploration for and development of fossil fuel energy within its own borders, including offshore in territorial waters. Although there are large shale-gas formations beneath the UK, the practice of “fracking” to exploit them has been subject to a moratorium since 2019, and the current Labour government has vowed to make that moratorium permanent. The current government has also not issued any new licenses for drilling for oil or gas in the North Sea, and says it will continue that policy, although a small amount of drilling continues under pre-existing licenses.

 

The logic of these policies appears simple: carbon emissions damage the environment, and after all, we can get all the energy we need from the free and abundant wind and sun.

 

Into this mix has dropped the Iran war, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Maybe things were not as simple as they had seemed.

 

In the past few days, a serious shortage of aviation fuel has arisen in the UK. The shortage is not limited to the UK, but apparently is particularly acute in that country. From the Daily Mail today:

 

[The] Iran war has continued to wreak havoc on the aviation industry, and the UK could soon be experiencing a jet fuel shortage. The last known shipment of jet fuel to Britain from the Middle East is expected to arrive within 48 hours amid alarm over shortages within a week. Data providers Kpler and Vortexa say the consignment on the Libyan-flagged Maetiga vessel is expected to reach the UK from Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz due to the ongoing conflict means no other cargoes heading to the UK from the region can be seen on the water, they added.

 

https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2026-3-31-the-iran-war-reveals-who-is-living-in-a-fantasy-world

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Sort of funny but seems OK to buy from Norway but not develop your own resources but this a tiny bit of the story, an accumulation of issues that have inevitable consequences, chickens coming home to roost.

 

Always amuses me to read the Guardian, very Net Zero etc etc and then they do not like the results. When they have been supporting policies that bring with them issues and then complain about the problems they created, well give me a break.

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i could  post these all day