Robo61

80% of the oil.extracted in UK waters is exported so actually producing more of our own will have only a minimal effect on the overall environment.

The legislation was enacted over a year ago, yet they are still getting into boats. Why would anyone think they this would act as a deterent for people who are willing to pay what little they've got to get in a dingy to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the worle, is beyond me. Given also that they will have around a 1 in 500 chance of being sent to Rwanda if they were successful in getting here. The money would have been much better spent on clearing the backlog so that those without a right to asylum (the minority remember) could be sent home and the remainder given work to earn their keep.

But no one is suggesting the oil taps are turned off today, this year or in the next decade

The costs coming down the line as a result of us issuing further licences to drill oil will be far far greater. Also how much does the Government subsidise the iolo industry, haven't heard you complaining about that.

I'm by no means an expert, but if only the UK go for net zero then of course it will mean very little for our citizens as the whole world will be screwed, but no one is proposing that are they.

I'll wager every PL ref has a higher IQ than ther average poster on this thread.

Psychologically this is always going to be a problem though. Fans and pundits are foever shouting we want consistency. So when a referee is called by a fellow referee to review they are always going to think, well they would have given it/not given it, so to satisfy the consistency shout I am going to have to change my mind. Not sure any amount of training will change that until fans/pundits accept that while the rules remain subjective, there will be a degree of inconsistency.

If they are to introduce sin bins and I am agnostic in it myself, then they must remove time keeping from referee and ensure the clock is stopped whenever the ball is out of play it will soon become a joke.

Again football is such a different game in this respect. Fielders are standing pretty still watching every moment of every ball bowled, captains are standing very close. In football players are running around trying to find space rather than concentrating on what is happening with the ball or other players, captains can be over 50yds from the action. I remain of the view that VAR will only work well for line decisions, and even then spoils the game for those watching live until such these can be made automatic using technology only. We should simply except that referees are human and expect that wrong decisions are part of the game. We except it of Managers and particulalrly players so why not referees. Seems to me VAR is just sanitising the game.

But that would only work for offsides, ball over the line etc where you are pretty much dealing in facts, it would be no better than what we have now when subjective decisions are involved. In fact it has the potential for being worse as the powerful managers from the top teams would exert even more pressure on referee's.

It is nearer 3% so yes guess you misheard, never the less it is a very small number yet this is where all the government energy is going.

Is the EV also not on their list it is either and not both to be accepted. Because this is an intelligent tarriff you always have to go onto a standard tariff first in order to allow Octopus to confirm they are able to control either the car or the charger via the Smart Meter. However if that is not successful they will put you on their go tariff until such time as they can get you onto intelligent. This took under a week for me and would ussually be quicker for someone a little more tech savvy. Never the less if you currently are on a fixed tariff you may be best advised to stay where you are given the continuing volatility.

Is that really the cause, or is it that the Tory Government has failed over the last 13 years to invest leading to the UK's productivity falling behind that of its neighbours. And Brexit.

Have you tried Octopus, cheap EV tariff and comes out top in customer service reviews. I'm paying 7.5p per KW on their tariff for at least six hours (some days more) at night, and day tariff is just a could of pence more than the Govs price cap. Brings my average rate down to under 20p per KW. Price cap is around 27p as I understand it. You do need a smart meter though and either a compatible EV or Charger.

Not me, but my mate after missing a three foot putt firstly wakked the ball into the sea, then we watched as his putter disappeared into the top of a very tall gorse bush. Took him, on his own, as we couldn't stand up for laughing, about ten minutes to retrieve it.

It is though more explosive than petrol and requires much less of it to mix with air to form an explosive mixture. It is also very expensive to produce and transport. Otherwise it is perfect for cars🤣🤣