John Russell
@johnrussell40.bsky.social
A Yorkshireman in Devon, growing trees. Retired filmmaker. GS heat pump, solar thermal, PV, MVHR and EV user. Prioritising climate change, energy, sustainability, woodland, eco-building. Born at 311ppm CO₂.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Economists judge Brexit Bill to be worse than ever just as politics is shifting
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Economists Judge Brexit Bill to Be Worse Than Ever Just as Politics Is Shifting
It’s true the most dismal predictions about Brexit didn’t come true — immediately.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Economists judge Brexit Bill to be worse than ever just as politics is shifting
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“It is now beyond doubt, however; that this assisted by the White House in its efforts to destroy Ukraine and that the United States has declared war on Europe under its appalling president”… and who does the US support in Europe? The AFD in Germany and Reform UK here.
Such grim betrayal.
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Such grim betrayal.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“It is now beyond doubt, however; that this assisted by the White House in its efforts to destroy Ukraine and that the United States has declared war on Europe under its appalling president”… and who does the US support in Europe? The AFD in Germany and Reform UK here.
Such grim betrayal.
(iPaper)
Such grim betrayal.
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The British electricity system was over 50% renewables last year
The system operator is expecting by 2030 grid companies will connect 34.5GW batteries, 32.1GW offshore wind & 29.9GW solar
Considerably more than any of those sectors has operating in Britain today
www.ft.com/content/9913...
The system operator is expecting by 2030 grid companies will connect 34.5GW batteries, 32.1GW offshore wind & 29.9GW solar
Considerably more than any of those sectors has operating in Britain today
www.ft.com/content/9913...
Britain’s grid overhaul means hundreds of energy projects unable to connect this decade
Connection priority given to those ready to build in bid to meet clean power 2030 target
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The British electricity system was over 50% renewables last year
The system operator is expecting by 2030 grid companies will connect 34.5GW batteries, 32.1GW offshore wind & 29.9GW solar
Considerably more than any of those sectors has operating in Britain today
www.ft.com/content/9913...
The system operator is expecting by 2030 grid companies will connect 34.5GW batteries, 32.1GW offshore wind & 29.9GW solar
Considerably more than any of those sectors has operating in Britain today
www.ft.com/content/9913...
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Bring it!
‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections
- Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
#netzero
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
#netzero
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections
Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Bring it!
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“It will help get our energy bills down”!!??!
Citation VERY much needed, Prime Minister
Citation VERY much needed, Prime Minister
December 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“It will help get our energy bills down”!!??!
Citation VERY much needed, Prime Minister
Citation VERY much needed, Prime Minister
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The term 'Axis of Evil' has a bad history, but in this case it's truly warranted.
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New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The term 'Axis of Evil' has a bad history, but in this case it's truly warranted.
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'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
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You don't need an investigative journalist to know who is funding work of the Free Speech Union: its a foreign Far Right billionaire called Elon Musk.
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
You don't need an investigative journalist to know who is funding work of the Free Speech Union: its a foreign Far Right billionaire called Elon Musk.
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This was last month.
Two disgraceful, former Tory PMs, Johnson & Truss, with Farage, partying together.
Three greedy people. Deluded, selfish, right wing liars and racists - who broke Britain's economy, but they're still laughing all the way to the bank
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
Two disgraceful, former Tory PMs, Johnson & Truss, with Farage, partying together.
Three greedy people. Deluded, selfish, right wing liars and racists - who broke Britain's economy, but they're still laughing all the way to the bank
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
Inside private members' club bash where guests laugh at Hitler jokes and sing 'we're all racist now'
The dinner was attended by Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Liz Truss, Robert Jenrick and Lee Anderson among other high-profile political figures.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This was last month.
Two disgraceful, former Tory PMs, Johnson & Truss, with Farage, partying together.
Three greedy people. Deluded, selfish, right wing liars and racists - who broke Britain's economy, but they're still laughing all the way to the bank
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
Two disgraceful, former Tory PMs, Johnson & Truss, with Farage, partying together.
Three greedy people. Deluded, selfish, right wing liars and racists - who broke Britain's economy, but they're still laughing all the way to the bank
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
The United States should be abolished and each state should become a self-governing country so it can better represent its people.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The United States should be abolished and each state should become a self-governing country so it can better represent its people.
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The Treasury should let the Environment Agency use money raised by the landfill tax to help clear illegal waste dumps, parliamentarians have said.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Direct Landfill Tax Revenues To Environment Agency To Help Clear Illegal Waste Dumps, Treasury Urged
The Treasury should allow the Environment Agency (EA) to use landfill tax revenues to clean up illegal waste dumps, parliamentarians have told Poli...
www.politicshome.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The Treasury should let the Environment Agency use money raised by the landfill tax to help clear illegal waste dumps, parliamentarians have said.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Yes you read it right. If the EA clears up an illegal waste dump & sends the waste to a legal landfill, it has to pay the Landfill Tax on the waste. So of course it's not clearing it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Yes you read it right. If the EA clears up an illegal waste dump & sends the waste to a legal landfill, it has to pay the Landfill Tax on the waste. So of course it's not clearing it.
Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste
Exclusive: ‘extremely unhelpful’ policy seen as deterrent to clearing thousands of dump sites across England
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Environment Agency faces landfill tax bill worth millions to clear illegal waste
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Yes you read it right. If the EA clears up an illegal waste dump & sends the waste to a legal landfill, it has to pay the Landfill Tax on the waste. So of course it's not clearing it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Yes you read it right. If the EA clears up an illegal waste dump & sends the waste to a legal landfill, it has to pay the Landfill Tax on the waste. So of course it's not clearing it.
And yet four decades later Farage can remember his comments "weren't racist" and what's more he remembers precisely how he said them: i.e. "without malice"!
“Farage has suggested that it’s inconceivable that anyone could recall such events of more than four decades ago. I would simply ask: can a victim of such abuse ever forget?…I recognise his walk every time I see it on TV as that same walk that used to approach me”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
And yet four decades later Farage can remember his comments "weren't racist" and what's more he remembers precisely how he said them: i.e. "without malice"!
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Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Grid bottlenecks aren’t a failure of the energy transition — they’re proof it’s working.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
Renewables got cheap fast, and now the grid has to catch up. Time to build the wires for the clean energy system we already have.
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Off the scale hypocrisy as ever
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Off the scale hypocrisy as ever
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
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75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
Another disturbing criminal waste dump story—from @channel4news.bsky.social last night. None of the authorities seem to take it seriously and they're accused of passing the buck. No wonder this is a growing problem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh7...
Organised waste crime and ‘mass intimidation’ in English village
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Another disturbing criminal waste dump story—from @channel4news.bsky.social last night. None of the authorities seem to take it seriously and they're accused of passing the buck. No wonder this is a growing problem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNh7...
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"Thank God, smoke is rising from the lofty chimeys," 🏭😶🌫️☠️
There have always been those who have foolishly sought to justify pollution as the price of progress.
The argument was as absurd in the 19th century as it is today.
Extract from: "The Burning Earth" point👇
There have always been those who have foolishly sought to justify pollution as the price of progress.
The argument was as absurd in the 19th century as it is today.
Extract from: "The Burning Earth" point👇
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"Thank God, smoke is rising from the lofty chimeys," 🏭😶🌫️☠️
There have always been those who have foolishly sought to justify pollution as the price of progress.
The argument was as absurd in the 19th century as it is today.
Extract from: "The Burning Earth" point👇
There have always been those who have foolishly sought to justify pollution as the price of progress.
The argument was as absurd in the 19th century as it is today.
Extract from: "The Burning Earth" point👇
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Human cost of the Post Office scandal.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
My husband would still be alive if he'd received Post Office compensation
The widow and daughter of Jonathan Armstrong tell the BBC about the toll the Horizon scandal took on his health.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Human cost of the Post Office scandal.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
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Of course the number 1 reason for the US to do illegal foreign regime change is the oil. Of course.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Of course the number 1 reason for the US to do illegal foreign regime change is the oil. Of course.
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Reform UK’s attack on nature protections risks destroying the UK's already fragile ecosystem | Stuart Spray
Reform plan to scrap nature protections would speed “demise” of UK countryside
Reform UK’s attack on nature protections risks destroying the UK's already fragile ecosystem
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Reform UK’s attack on nature protections risks destroying the UK's already fragile ecosystem | Stuart Spray