Since then, thanks to George Osborne’s age of austerity, our public services have been degraded, police numbers have fallen and we’ve seen the longest squeeze on wages since the Napoleonic wars. And where did it get us? As the shadow chancellor, Anneliese Dodds, has pointed out, since 2010 Tory chancellors have missed every debt and deficit target they themselves have set.
When Keir Starmer was elected last April he faced a bigger mountain to climb than any previous leader (with the possible exception of Clement Attlee in the 1930s) and he’s begun his ascent with skill and courage. From being 26 points behind in the polls, by November Labour had a five-point lead and Starmer’s ratings were well above the prime minister’s, particularly on issues such as decisiveness and competence. It’s true that those figures have slipped a bit lately, but for those seeking an explanation, there is a one-word answer, and it begins with V.
The hydrogen paste – it sounds really cool, but unfortunately, the blow comes in the last sentence. The annual production of a new plant they are building will be 4 tonnes/year. US alone consumes > 3000litres (which is ~3t) of gas. Per person. So the output of the factory would suffice for one person in the US.
Yes, they will be able to scale. But the scale they need is hundreds of millions times more, more likely more than billion times more. I hope to be wrong, but I just can’t see how they could scale so much even in a decade or two.
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Ms Cherry was sacked from the SNP s Westminster frontbench for unacceptable behaviour earlier this week and delivered a stinging parting shot to the party and its leader. She compared her omission from the SNP press release detailing the reshuffle to a Soviet-style rewriting of history.
Scotland becomes more like a one-party state every day.
The presenter and businessman was referring to the sacking of SNP MP Joanna Cherry from her frontbench role in Westminster.
Ms Cherry, an Edinburgh MP, who was the SNP spokeswoman on home affairs and justice, was removed in a reshuffle by the leader of the SNP in Westminster, Ian Blackford.
In a statement given yesterday, Ms Cherry said: Despite hard work, results and a strong reputation I’ve been sacked today from the SNP frontbench.
Nicola Sturgeon head of the SNP (Image: GETTY) My constituents and fellow party members who gave me a resounding mandate in recent NEC elections should rest assured that I will continue to work hard for them.