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59% of the UK's power today was generated by wind; it might not always blow, but when it does...

https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/live

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Beware of the side effects:

https://www.google.com/search?q=semaglutide+sarcopenia

Some obviously benefit, but the most benefit would come from self-control; what is really needed by most is a lifestyle change... more exercise, lower carbs, less sugar, more fibre, less salt, less processed foods, less artificial ingredients, grass fed beef / free-range chicken, more fermented foods, no alcohol, no tobacco etc.

Today's Next Africa column [A Nation That’s Making It Really Hard for Business: Next Africa] from Bloomberg makes difficult reading if you want to export from ZA:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-19/south-africa-is-making-it-really-hard-to-do-business

I was involved with some HMRC project work... Under Labour there were certain targets off the list thanks to political interference; then the CONservatives got in and basically everything was off the list other than low level evasion.

When the CONservatives got into power they moved the emphasis from criminal prosecutions to civil prosecutions. They were warned at the time that taking so much work away from the courts would result in a decrease in funding for the courts and an eventual collapse of the court system. All they could think of was the 'savings' they were going to make.

#t-nucs

Cannot be good in the short term

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqA5NODRnQI

If they are, s they claim, outperforming the wider market then we are rapidly entering a recession. If you cannot afford to get your windows fixed, what can you afford?

What is Richi $unak going to do to try and turbocharge the economy before the next general election?

Safestyle - down 40% on a trading update saying demand for double glazing is down, but they are beating the wider double glazing market. Takes them to 84% down in 6 months.

After all the rain we have had this summer, you would expect people with dodgy windows to be looking at getting them replaced. If the target market cannot afford to fix their windows, do not expect them to be able to buy mush else. Not a good indicator of the health of the wider economy, is it?

https://www.lse.co.uk/rns/SFE/trading-update-w6s7l8ej3tzkf5z.html

The Lincoln Project check some of Trump's "Meet the Press" interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw_enJa4PkQ

Https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4209887-house-gop-deal-to-avert-shutdown-gets-icy-reception-from-conservatives/

This looks like it is going to get messier and add to inflationary pressure just as OPEC tries to squeeze fuel prices.

So, was the Great Financial Crisis in 2008 just Fake News?

And he named one of the new artworks "Take the Money and Run". The Courts let him keep the fee for making the "art".

'At this rate I'll make my losses back in less then six months.'

How are you going to profit if the fall in share price continues? Have you opened a CFD?

'Where do you see the debt will be in four years if Labour get in?'

No idea... As lti says, the better measure is where debt is as a percent of GDP or, even better, where debt is as a percentage of tax revenue. I expect the trend will have improved, but that will mainly be down to fiscal drag caused by inflation.

What annoys me is when people claim that Labour spent all the money when the CONservatives added substantially more to the debt [so the 'money' was not all gone] or want to give the CONservatives a free pass on increasing debt because of Covid which ignores the near doubling of debt from 2010 to 2019 as well as the Great Financial Crisis in 2008.

Gate13Boy,

The CONservatives got into power in 2010 when the National Debt was around £1.08 trillion. It reached around £1.9 trillion before Covid struck. They managed to nearly double the National Debt during Austerity.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/281761/national-debt-of-the-united-kingdom-uk/

There has been a lot of positive media coverage about GLP-1 weight loss medications [such as Ozempic or Wegovy (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide)]. Doris has been on Ozempic as have many others.

Now that so many people have been taking then the side effects are becoming known:

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ozempic-muscle-mass-loss

Those companies whose share price skyrocketed could end up crashing and burning if enough of their target market read this:

"While weight loss can bring about health benefits, losing weight rapidly can also cause a decrease in muscle mass, lessen bone density, and lower your resting metabolic rate, leading to sarcopenia — the gradual loss of muscle mass, strength, and function.

“Sarcopenia affects the elderly population and typically is associated with aging. However, rapidly losing weight with GLP-1s like Ozempic or Wegovy without the proper diet and exercise can also cause sarcopenia (sometimes referred to as ‘skinny fat’) at any age, negatively affecting a person’s quality of life by reducing their stamina and ability to perform daily activities, such as easily walking up stairs,” Dr. Rekha Kumar, a practicing endocrinologist in NYC and Chief Medical Officer of Found, told Healthline."

"Liam Byrne was indeed honest…….the last Labour government had spent every last penny"

And then the CONservatives borrowed and spend another £1.5 trillion. What a proud record to stand on.

Https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-geopolitical-and-security-impacts-of-seabed-mining/

Worth a read

Her speech implied that she felt it was unfair that she was not allowed to implement the plan she was voted in upon... Just a pity for her that everybody in the room knew that she was neither voted in by the public nor was her plan in the CONservative Manifesto.

'If Kadyrov dies, the situation in Chechnya might change. Will Putin be able to keep control over Chechnya? Will it become the center of resistance once more? This could be a chance that people of Chechnya could make use of.'

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1703321578023350519