Whaaattt?

Like you say, there is no need for concrete for solar farms, these anchor piles come in different lengths and circumference's You can even buy them on ebay, some I have seen in Asia are huge and used for building projects far bigger than solar farms.

Ground Screws 875 HD galvanised | eBay UK

Our poly tunnels are basically concrete plugs buried in the ground, very similar to a traffic cone with a round metal pipe in the middle so you can attach the hoops. Large industrial glass houses work on the same principal with just a trench round the perimeter to lay a course of blocks to fix the base for the glass to sit on, minimal concrete required.

As for the farmer increasing there profit from by renting the land for renewables is all well if there is no siblings. When it come to inheritance tax, that could/can hit their siblings financially due to the land not being classified as agricultural anymore increasing the valuation dramatically.

 

The current chancellor of the exchequer is a signed and paid up friend of Zion! Proud of it too.

I have always supported Israel's righ to exist and have admired the way it has made a thriving economy and society in the middle of comparable poverty and lack of innovation in its Musmim neighbours. It has a right to defend itself when attacked.

However, I cannot condone the attempts to wipe out Gaza and thus Hamas. i'd expect them to have better intelligence and strategies to deal with that threat including better PR and subtle propaganda to persuade the population that living with each other not only sensible but feasible.

Simimarly, I don't nderstand why they think trying to bomb Iran into submission is going to lead to anything other than a thousand year war of attrition and terror on both sides. There has to be a better strategy.

As for the USA, we already know that Trump is in Putin's pocket after being bailed out in one of his bankruptcy situations and that the Russians and Israelis have the goods on trump and his activities with his paedo pal Epstein. Add to that the general US charachter of immediate gratification without thinking of the consequences or future plus all the hawks making money out of weaponry and you have a disaster no longer waiting to happen.

The good thing about solar, wind and water power is that they are not subject to the vagaries of oil production and price fluctuation. However, more intelligence needs to be applied to the where and how they are installed, built and managed. Unfortunately, strategic long-term thinking and planning are not assets common in British politicans at local or national level and now the US has gone mad international strategies need a huge re-think and re-orientation.

 

Prone to being swayed by indirect inducements, let's say. Not "for hire" exactly, but "friendly" gestures of support for causes or campaigns are not unwelcome.

 

I certainly drank school milk and enjoyed it.

 

Once you put solar panels on a farm its at the very best going to be designated as a brownfield site after the panels need replacing.
The "greens" have a very confusing agenda, first we need to plant more trees, second we need to eat more greens and less animals, third we need to cover the country in windmills and solar panels.
All good ideas but we are a pretty small country, add to that they have an open door policy, pretty much, on immigration, and I'm not sure where we are going to get all the land from.

We could start by totally covering Balmoral, Windsor, and Sandringham with panels and windmills above.

 

Some method of capturing the "hot air" emitted by both Commons and Lords and turning it into green energy ( or Red or Blue ? )

 

It would probably be Methane.

 

@pete You could start by putting solar panels on factories, offices, commercial buildings, public and private car parks (good rain protection for customers and staff too), schools and any housing or other buildings that have the correct orientation.

In France there is a new building regulation that requires 40% of roofing on new builds, renovations or extensions to be either producing energy or growing vegetation and all parking facilities connected to commercial buildings plus schools, universities hospitals, sports facilities etc. This will increase to 50% in 2027 and 60% in 2028. They also have to provide storm water management systems.

Maybe something the UK should consider.

 

The farm I mentioned where I worked had all their buildings roofs fitted with panels, that must have been 10 yrs ago now, so it does happen but, councils and local authorities seem a bit slow, I assume its cost with our council tax etc.

Most, if not all, new housing around here gets panels on their roofs, which is good, but cost and how long it takes to get your money back are things that stand in the way regarding retro fitting.

 

Just seen a picture of Pete Hegseth, it looks as if he still uses Brylcreem.

 

He's certainly an oddball and nasty too plus e tad extravagant with other people's money @NigelJ

 

Why should we, are you making out your leading the way or is it that you have had to introduce a legislation because your not. When you rank EU countries by the power generated by solar per capita, France was ranked 23rd in 2024. Spain produces more than double solar energy than France, but where they make up in some forms of renewables, they lag in others. Spain and Italy are not exactly setting the bench mark in sales of new BEV's but they are in solar power. Considering the size of the UK by land mass and our location, we are actually doing quite well in solar adoption. Where as France with a land mass more than twice that of the UK, then there is a strong argument that your solar power generation should be more than double that of the UK, which it is not.

My understanding was this law went to parliament in 2015 due to the French lagging behind other European countries in their energy mix as your main source of energy was nuclear.

Bold new law requires green rooftops in France - CBS News

 

I'd expect him to be a lot fatter if that was the case, not everything on the internet is TRUE.

Have you got a read out on how much King Charlie or Starmer, not to mention all the other lot have spent of our money in the last year.
Must admit I dont know much about this bloke but you can muck rake on all those that are in high positions if you want to.

Maybe tell us how much he spends on Brylcreem, that should be worth a spat.

 

What Trump lacks by way of personality and charisma,
HESGETH makes up for in Spades (and Brylcream )
Jenny namaste

 

Or 'The Chump' for that matter! Although the missing Epstein photos may come in handy there.