The oil crisis

Posted on March 19, 2026 | Comments Off on The oil crisis

Well, we all realized that Trump bombing the crap out of Iran would cause a problem with getting oil through the Straits of Hormuz so the fact that oil prices have shot up shouldn’t really be a huge surprise. And let’s face it, Iran is a country run by a bunch of dangerous fanatics, so something need doing before they got hold of a nuke and used it…

So whether you agree with Trump or not, we’re stuck with the after effects of his action. Oil and gas prices are through the roof but actually, when you look at it more closely, they are still not as bad as when Russia attacked Ukraine.

What I have found interesting is the UK Governement’s approach to the problem – skewed, of course, by Mad Ed Miliband’s eco fanaticism. We have decades of oil and gas under our section of the North Sea. Unlike us, Norway is already exploiting the reserves that lie in their sector. We’re not and that makes no sense. Blame Miliband!

Miliband argues that the best way to proceed is to double down on renewables as that makes us less reliant on the fluctuations in the oil and gas markets. He’s quick to point out that oil prices are set by the wholesale market, but how so when it’s our oil in the first place? Surely if we dig it out ourselves and use it ourselves then it never touches the wholesalers? If not then why not? Have they never heard of bi-lateral agreements?

I can claim some knowledge of the wholesale energy market having worked for Centrica when the sector was opened up to commodity trading. Energy companies buy ahead and can engage in futures trading for energy. Basically you estimate your future requirement and buy ahead accordingly. Any change in the calculation then you can buy more or sell – even if you haven’t actually paid for it or taken delivery yet.

So if they are not profiteering why has the heating oil price rocketed? Cynically I suggest that it’s because it’s not tightly regulated like gas and oil. Even the Government admits that this needs to change but, of course, this won’t happen overnight. So while heating oil companies are making a packet, Labour just sits on its hands and makes bland statements like “we won’t tolerate profiteering” whilst the companies make hay while the sun shines.

But at least there was some good news this week. Robert Jenrick has promissed that if Reform win the next election they will remove the 5% VAT on energy. About bloody time too! We couldn’t do this while we were in the EU but remind me again how long ago was Brexit?…

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Off with their goolies!

Posted on March 11, 2026 | 2 comments

Once in a while I hear something that seriously worries me about the way this country is going. This week I’ve been unfortunate enough to hear two things that fit in this category…

Yesterday Ben Habib posted a video address on the Advance UK YouTube channel that outlined his draft policy for law and order. One of the things he proposed was that anyone found guilty of raping a child would be castrated. Now this might be the sort of comment the lads down the pub would come up with after a few pints but I find it disturbing that a party that pretends to be mainstream would seriously suggest such barbarity as a punishment.

The second thing that worried me was the Labour government is going to appojnt an “Anti Muslim Hate” tzar.

I find this worrying on two levels. Firstly we should not be selecting a specific religious section of the community for this. The job of the government and the police is to protect all its citizens not just a select few. Secondly, when considering religious extremism, we need to seriously consider that the people of this country should be protected from radical Islam, not the other way around.

Which leads me to ask whether this weekend’s proposed march in support of the late Ayatollah will be banned? Anyone care to hazard a guess?…

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Well done you Loonies…!

Posted on February 28, 2026 | 3 comments

So the Gorton and Denton byelection is over and the results are really interesting…

As my regular reader will know, I’ve been a bit scathing lately about Ben Habib and Advance UK. Well, Ben, I think you really have to question whether having fielded the only candidate that actually lives in the constituency, Advance UK only managed to finish in 7th place and finished behind the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. Surely in the aftermath of the vote you have to be seriously asking whether you have the right policies or are frankly flagellating a deceased equine?

Sir Oink a Lot did especially well in a consituency where the muslim vote is so sizeable. After all, muslims don’t consume pork. Well done lad!

Which brings us on to tactics. Clearly there was a concerted campaign by the Green Party to pander to the muslim vote. They issued leaflets and YouTube videos in both Urdu and Punjabi. Their candidate used every trick in the book to get photo ops with muslims. OK, the others could have done the same so would you consider it foul play or simply the others missing a trick?

What is concerning however is the blatent illegal coercion of family members to put their cross on the ballot paper as directed by others. I have in the past manned a polling station in a General Election. We were told that only one person can enter a polling booth at a time, so why were some voters allowed to go in in pairs? This should have been stopped immediately by the officials so why wasn’t it?

And the Labour campaign was focused on slagging off Reform. They ignored the Greens as not being a serious threat and paid the price for a serious misjudgement.

It will be interesting to see where the Green vote goes over the next couple of years. I find it hard to accept that any right thinking Brit would vote for a party that wants open borders and legalised hard drugs. It’s a worrying trend that such a party could be taken seriously. They do pander unashamedly to the immigrant vote as we saw in Denton, especially with their ludicrously expensive social and welfare program. Come to this country, contribute nothing, be given everything? Vote Green and it can all be yours.

Vote Green? Vote Loony. With the Greens you’ll get one anyway…

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Merge games (part 2)

Posted on February 24, 2026 | Comments Off on Merge games (part 2)

Oh dear! Just a week ago Ben Habib and Rupert Lowe were happily announcing that with the formation of Restore Britain as a political party, they were going to merge with Advance UK. Well, a week is a long time in politics. Seems our Ben is more than a little bit cross with Rupert (see above)…

Here’s what he had to say in the email he circulated to his membership that accompanied the YouTube address :

“The message is self-explanatory but it is clear that Restore is not a party with which we could, at least at the moment, countenance any formal relationship. Advance UK is a phenomenally well structured party. Perhaps the best structured party in British political history.“

Well, mergers aside, I take issue with Advance’s structure. It looks great on paper. A ruling college elected by the membership setting policy and holding the executive to account. I checked out a list of the members of that ruling College – and believe me it took some finding. As far as I can see the people so far ‘elected’ to this college seem to be Habib appointees. I am closely related to a member of Advance UK who has confirmed to me that they have never been asked to vote for nor approve any of them.

And as far as Advance’s branch structure goes, apparently there are 140 of them but it has proved impossible to find out where these branches are. Indeed, my relative confirms that there is no list on the Advance website – something I would have considered rather basic – nor can they find out what their local branch is, assuming that they have one.

So while Habib is busy slagging off Lowe and Farage (see video above) perhaps he should reflect on his own organisation and, frankly, cut the bullshit…

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CHAGOSSIANS SAY “F*** YOU STARMER”

Posted on February 23, 2026 | Comments Off on CHAGOSSIANS SAY “F*** YOU STARMER”

.. and I wholeheartedly agree!

This is a repost from another site which I gratefully acknowledge. Frankly, I couldn’t put it any better myself so please consider the following :

This week four Chagossians, led by Misley Mandarin, crossed dangerous seas in a small dinghy to reach Ile du Coin, the homeland Britain took from their families decades ago for a US military base. They came peacefully, asking only for justice before Starmer’s controversial handover to Mauritius erases their history for good.

Mandarin, forced off the islands as a frightened 14 year old, held up the government’s eviction notice in disbelief: “This is outrageous. We are British subjects on British soil, but your government threatens us like criminals!”

Starmer’s answer was swift and harsh. Patrol boats arrived and delivered removal orders, leave immediately or face up to three years in prison and a £3,000 fine.

While Chagossians are threatened with jail for going home, here in Britain under Starmer’s watch:

– Tens of thousands of undocumented fighting-age men arrive across the Channel in small boats every month.

– They are taken straight to taxpayer funded hotels, Premier Inns, holiday parks, former student blocks, free accommodation, three meals a day, pocket money, healthcare and legal support.

– Albanian rapists and gangsters avoid deportation because their children won’t eat foreign chicken nuggets, Article 8 family rights suddenly become sacred.

– Somali and Eritrean sex offenders, murderers and violent criminals cannot be sent back because their countries are too dangerous, Article 3 lets them stay here and reoffend.

– Jihadi sympathisers and terror suspects win appeals against removal and disappear into our communities.

Starmer talks about reforming the ECHR with European partners but it’s all words. Small boats keep arriving. Prisons are filled with foreign criminals who cannot be deported. “Human rights” claims keep the most dangerous rapists, killers and extremists living freely among us.

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