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R hers a simple example as I wonder how many of the eastern airways pilots and staff are still looking for jobs or have taken lower paid jobs : eastern was built around O&G : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd04vyg4x19o.amp

R , I agree as Posted exactly your observation month or 2 past that O&G workers same as miners and seek work worldwide rather than retrain as its ‘What they know’! Just like farmers ( my background of a pithead farm) ! Reality is frightening as my business connections in Aberdeen are in consumer led industries… All citing reduced spend and knowledge of the cascade effect of lost O&G jobs which carry 40-50% income premium to the areas norm !!! It’s showing up in SNPs tax take I’ll bet but RR is likely ignorant as an Urban kid she’s NO IDEA!

Hypocrisy is rife @ lame-Labour : https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/climate/2025/02/green-jobs-sharon-graham#:~:text=Miliband%2C%20for%20his%20part%20as,parallel%2C%20net%20zero%20job%20creation.

Early Christmas message : https://apple.news/A6RS4f6ogSRuCQODQK436wA

The Eagle seem set to kick it in the long grass more like ….. Labour just don’t listen ( met a Labour voter of 35 years today … he’s jumping ship in May ) 3 hours ago — Minister for Farming Dame Angela Eagle has confirmed Baroness Batters Farm Profitability Review will be published in the next couple of days .

BR Starmer yesterday shamefully kept his stance about an 89 single widowed farmer unable to arrange plan B after 40 years toil effectively handing him a shotgun on business relief and iHT so what chance does the O& G industry have ! Can see the headline now ‘ Blood on his hands ‘

R Harbour with 29% of K will be looking to collaborate for Bressay and Bently as a potential major profit centre !!! so very likely LC will look to enable their pathway ! To be fair I recon this was Harbours motivation behind the deal ! Synergy ! A word that Labour have no understanding of but I’ll’ ramble no more ‘( not a proclaimers line I add)

R your right the tides us out about the sand hoppers running for cover ! Milliband reeeves and Starmer are just flapping about whilst the inept treasury spokesman ( Name not supplied ) emulates a pea eating fripp puppet ! My point is that Farage has the backing ( in name ) of influential Scottish businessmen ! Ratccliffe at all but the benefactor to the inchira grange (McDonalds) show that the families of wealthy hard working Scots are sick of SNP ! Once they’ve the courage to show their face & only then will we see a Berlin Wall Moment ! ‘. May will be messy!

Be messy’!

H , I like the analysis ! Being simpler in my approach recon AB didn’t have the capital or backing so chose to sweeten harmony ! Finally a suitor with capital to wine and dine on Bressay Gas and then Bently oil ! Partnership needs willing partners and they’ve the capital ! Yes AB received a lower return but it’ll help with cash flow and CO2 whilst enabling Bently longer term! Better 29% of something than 100% of nowt with lower exposure

T you’ d be right with Trump ! Straights dictator ! I watched the full clip ! Farage is surrounding himself with Orators , yes to gain power but not at any cost it seems as he’s prepared to risk handing the front bench to some more capable than himself in offerd , Tice and their party spokesman ! Notably the biggest noise was when Offers stated it was country over party ! Scot’s wanting Scot’s to succeed but not independence outside but strength from within ! The message will resonate believe U me

That is the question ! Well Reform without leader or structure in Scotland won their first councillor contest ! As I said , May will be messy : https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/restaurants/william-sitwell-restaurant-opening-chaos/

Balanced assessment H, reality is we must live within our means !

Yep R they’re not bothered much in Glasgow about the economy, jobs , poverty or child educational attainment so long as Celtic and Rangers win lose or otherwise they’re content to let said sleeping dogs lie and vote SNP!Meanwhile Boots on the ground are putting on their war paint and camouflage !Swinney now recons he can bribe his way to independence citing energy will be 33% lower in an independent Scotland and he’ll be whinging no end about the EPL as he’s realised it’s cheap political capital win win where he’s no jurisdiction! Thing is SNP still not delivered an energy policy , cant tell a man from a woman and are fighting a race to the bottom on a health waiting list ! Like all boils waiting the lance this going to be messy

Ps, local southern chat is that Labour likely to see a rise of both unemployment and resent of migrant working in 2026 as reform say : Gis a job !

Seems there’s no pact but there an ‘ Understanding’ Swinney & Starmer must fall! Recon there’ll be some odd election results in May ‘)

Likely going to employ 100 chuggers on the streets of Glasgow giving out free pills of this as a health supplement & Claim that Labour R Good for the NHS !

Seems still in Favour with the disastrous chancellor despite the drip of funds to those in favour ! Wonder if Swinney will send AB a small donation to just rub it in : https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2025/12/09/sites-north-east-shetland-targeted/

R, There’s likely a good reason ! DENZ have a Milliband biased agenda !! They probably had insight but chose to do nothing !! Remember the FCA’s guidance cites ‘ The Spirit of the law’ is as important as the law whilst the argument for a case should present ALL the facts ( + ve & - ve to enable an informed choice)Reeves continued disinformation campaign and these omissions of challenge represent clear failing of both of these principles! Headline should read ‘Labour cooks the books!’

Seems to be the labour way ! Everything an aspiration yet nothing delivered other than chaos ! Can’t even keep their CC commitments ! https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/6905466/st-fergus-carbon-capture-remains-a-pipe-dream-as-200m-on-hold/

R , Reeves performance on BNC this morning was woefully devoid of understanding! Unsure if she’s any idea of ‘consequence’ ! Simple straight line politics with the same old lines trotted out still trying to blame! People want responsibility & action not excuses and blame !