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@retirement , I think you are mistaking me not wanting to waste a day replying to every last whim and knee jerk comment - and be drawn into a hypothetical argument :)

@retirment, I hope you are right, I does sound plausible. :)

The issue can be disruption. Nesting birds get twitchy about heavy machinery, and losing a breeding cycle (or more) can have a massive affect on the population. Other than that - there are many other considerations- to many to list here

@retirement, I don’t know the area and if what you say is true , then that might act as a mitigating fact for the SMR construction.

@retirement, 'A RR SMR is about four football pitches side by side. just 5.3 acres.' .

So they magically appear over night. Do they have cooling lakes ? do they release to the environment . Does their construction cause noise , vibration and disruption. will they affect the local envinroment ?

@frdm,

'I would rather lose a few minor wildbirds (in the grand scheme of things) and become less dependant on oil, which is a far greater risk to health and environment around the world.'

If these were just pigeons or seagulls that would be a valid point , it depends on what the species is and the extent to the loss of habitat and breeding patterns. :)

@retirement, so , oh wise one, please explain to me , engineer to environmental engineer (me) - how does pooring tonnes on concrete, installing a complex nuclear power plant which will be operational for 50+ years , having inputs and outputs - compare to solar pannels - which can be manufactured off site, swiftly place in a field where sheep can graze the grass around. I'm sorry to disapoint you ; but budiling and operating a nuclear power plant is a bit more complex then reviwing Marks and Spacs shares on a ten miniute basis.

@retirment, have you read the article ?

I’m very proud to live in a country where wildlife/environmental concerns are listened too and adjustments made. We are not the sole species on this planet and if changes to our actions means that we can keep the bio-diversity – all the better. Some opposition occasionally becomes excessive – granted.

Every site is going to have differing issues and allowing people to voice concerns should be welcomed. It’s very fashionable to cheer ‘woke’ ,’ ‘lefties’ etc, but the alternative extreme can be seen in areas of China – where by ‘progress’ gives little regard for the environment and inhabitants. I hope issues can be default with , fears calmed and impact on the environment minimised , along with little impact to the budget /time scale.

@badlands, 'Yeah, I had to get my Nails done, so I kept off the keyboard for a while as it helped to set them. I could easily claw retirments eyes out now Lol.'

LOL - the only image that is filling my head right now - is that bloke of 'Benidorm ' - from newcastle who dresses as a woman LOL.

https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1516511/tim-healy.webp?w=620&f=76aeb1a23cab937c6087d7d4b0acb483

AI Overview

Since 2000, both the UK and US money supplies (M2) have increased substantially, particularly after 2020 due to quantitative easing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase represents trillions of pounds and dollars in newly created money.

United States

The US M2 money supply has increased by approximately $16.6 trillion since the beginning of 2000.

In January 2000, the M2 supply was approximately $4.6 trillion.

As of October 2025, the M2 supply reached approximately $22.3 trillion.

A significant portion of this money was created recently; nearly 80% of all US dollars in existence were printed since January 2020.

For detailed data, you can consult the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) M2 chart.

United Kingdom

The UK M2 money supply has increased by approximately £2.1 trillion since the beginning of 2000.

In January 2000, the M2 supply was approximately £1.0 trillion (1,000,000 GBP million).

As of September 2025, the M2 supply reached approximately £3.17 trillion (3,169,000 GBP million).

The UK also saw a particularly sharp increase around 2020 and 2021. The M2 supply did experience a rare decline in 2023 but remained high.

___________ How much have us and Uk wages gone up since 2000 ____________

AI Overview

When adjusted for inflation (real wages), US wages have seen modest growth since 2000, while UK wages are near the same level as in 2008, indicating significant stagnation. The growth in both countries slowed considerably after the 2008 financial crisis.

Morning Badlands, Ave a good Friday off? (noticed you were absent). Why I think this is bobbing along is because its got back to its present true value - given the UK/West & global economy. I think it will make a good swing trade stock - but only if you buy and sell at the right points. All I’m reading at present is that the US (and dollar) is hurting - and they are the biggest consumers on the planet. Add to this the Japan economy (interest rates) are going up - think silicon valley bank etc.

I think the big money is running to secure assets – gold / silver etc

But that said – I might be wrong. FRES and EDV seem to be doing very well today.

I know this is not RR related, but many on here have said that they are not far of retirement. If the stock market takes a huge hit – it can set things back or damage your portfolio - The subject of sequencing is introduced in this article. If you doing a DIY pension like me- you need to be aware of it so that your plan.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/textbased/money/diyinvesting/text-15280383/Sequencing-risk-danger-lurking-retirement-income.html

Hope it helps some of you :)

I was wondering if she'd block this method of still adding 20K a year to a cash ISA by putting it into a S ISA first.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/textbased/money/saving/text-15335327/Savers-blocked-transferring-cash-Isas-stocks-shares-Budget-raid.html

The most stable kids more often than notm come from stable families - tis the truth :)

@fordm, It's different for many kids today - because of one parent families - divorce rates through the roof , and Im not blaming fathers, because mothers can also to be at blame. But the result is many children only have Saturday fathers at best - and then don’t learn how to get along with grown males. They lack confidence or have fragile egos around man because they are not used to taking knocks and having blunt language.

'Universities and polytechnics. I forgot about all that crap , yep what a joke that was.'

not really - it worked. If you wanted a new engine designing - then you'd know that a degree calibre person would\should have the knowledge to design it since they had studied a lot of theory. Then you'd have a polytechnic student who'd done a hands on training - to manufacture and make it - The two were qualified and gifted at what they did – neither was better than the other, just educated to do different roles - that’s a bit over simplification. Now with a modern degrees – you have no-idea what the candidate will be capable off, worse still, since students are now called ‘customers’ ,,even the old universities have dumbed down their courses (in theory) so that no ‘customer’ fails,

Prior to this - universities would still have 'working class students attend' but generally picked from A-level students, offered much more theory of course material . Polytechnics would generally take B-tec students and a like, and offer more hands on training in the form of HNC and HND (to generalise).

They weren’t class based, but you would expect middle class student to do A-levels more than working class – since jobs were plenty and working class would often choose or need to work.

Even Oxbridege would have work-class students

What we have now – is a system where not all degrees are equal even if in the same subject; you often need to ask which univeristy they candidate attended.

AI Overview

The change of polytechnics to universities was a key reform under John Major's government through the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, which abolished the "binary line" separating universities from polytechnics. This act ended the distinct higher education sectors, allowing polytechnics to become universities, gain the power to award their own degrees, and be funded by a single body. The goal was to unify the higher education system and break down the perceived artificial barrier between academic and vocational education.

Abolition of the "binary line": Before 1992, Britain's higher education was divided into two sectors: universities and polytechnics.

Further and Higher Education Act 1992: The government's 1992 act dissolved this binary system.

University title: Polytechnics were given the option to apply for university title, a process many completed.

Unified funding and degree awarding: This brought polytechnics and universities under the same funding councils and gave the former university status and the power to grant their own degrees.

Purpose: The policy aimed to integrate vocational and academic education and make the system more cohesive and efficient.

No - he allowed polytechnics to call them self university, offer degrees unrestricted, and removed the caps on courses