What the story does say, because it is what sources in the Neso control room are saying, is that the new energy mix is becoming extremely difficult to manage safely
Jul 18 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
In today’s @TheTimes, @benellery and I write about a confidential document from inside NESO, the state company running the grid. It shows the shocking state of the grid on June 23rd
thetimes.com/article/175619…
During the heatwave, FIVE safety limits were breached. They were not just breached by a little for a few minutes. They were breached by 100s of megawatts for a sustained period. An engineer told us he’s never seen anything like it
May 6 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
My @thetimes column: There are ways to root out this hatred of Jews
Critical questions for tonight's debate 1. How will you keep the lights on, factories running and homes warm this winter?
2. What are you/the government doing to ensure we have access to enough gas imports if Europe cannot supply us with the gas we usually rely on every winter? Are we signing new supply contracts? Why not?
Aug 3, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Why is no hustings host asking the candidates: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO STOP BRITAIN FREEZING THIS WINTER???
It's just beyond belief. The country is a few months away from running out of gas and will be reliant on imports from Europe, which is itself running out of gas. And the hosts are asking them about non-policies and fantasy tax cuts
Jan 7, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
My @telegraph column: It’s time for Boris to take on the selfish teaching unions using Covid box-ticking to wreck kids’ education telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…
In the midst of an acute staff shortage, the UK’s biggest teaching union, the National Education Union, insists that teachers cannot possibly be asked to cover for other teachers off sick
Feb 12, 2019 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Ok here are two perfectly plausible alternative interpretations of the snippets overheard here... bear with me as they are complicated:
The “bridge” versus “safety net” distinction Robbins refers to here has been interpreted to mean the backstop as pure insurance policy versus the backstop as a template for future relationship
Nov 17, 2018 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
My @telegraph column: This deal isn’t a disaster, so long as May goes before we negotiate the next part telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/…@Telegraph 1. There is almost no dynamic rule taking in the text as it stands and the level playing field provisions are extremely weak. Still much to play for (hence why May must go before she locks in the whole thing)
