Jason Deane

I often wonder if ordinary people just go mental once they're in power or if it's simpler than that. That is, they were narcisstic enough to seek that power for power's sake in the first place, so the outcome is therefore inevitable. It's interesting to note that the people considered the world's 'best' leaders are often those who have very different personalities. Today, it's close to impossible to find them. Yet the world is more ready than ever to accept them.

@JasonADeane @TWMCLtd putin & trump -- a race to the bottom while concerned observers hold on for dear life ☹️

You've found the start of Friday's thread covering all things Ukraine, and particularly the country's fight for survival. It's Day 1486 - I'm here with a new🧵every day: it's been a long slog and we are not near the end yet.

That doesnt make much sense, businesses generally agree that significant cost savings are a good thing rather than a bad thing. Might be some weird, obscure reason why they can't do it, but there are almost no cases where it isn't far, far cheaper. (haven't seen one yet, but possible I guess) The industry has moved to a decntalized model now, with 1000's of indepedant contributors. The days of central production are long gone and won't be coming back. Supermarkets can only pay for that if they own the land and it's right next to their site, otherwise the voltage will travel over the grid anyway and you're back to where you were, with no savings. The whole point is on-site generation. Micro exampe: my house is powered by solar off my roof space combined with batteries, for 9 months of the year I am totally off grid and charge my car for free. This is just a bigger version.

@JasonADeane @TheSolarShed supermarkets are extremely complex / marginal businesses. It's quite possible that this just isn't worth their while. You may not like putting solar on the ground, but it's far far more efficient for it to be centrally generated. Supermarkets can just pay for that.

Every car park should be covered with solar car-ports solar-power.co.uk/national-carpo…

@TWMCLtd Rate of loss has defintely been creeping up recently. The faster this goes up, the quicker the war ends. It's economically unsustainable, but I suspect Putin will bankrupt the country before he'll stop.

The slaughter of invaders continues. In the last 24 hours another 1600+ Russians were removed from the war, making it almost 5,000 in the last 3 days alone. Also look at the massive number of vehicles - almost 250. #RussiasGoHOME

That's just the UK being the UK - we're behind in pretty much everything these days. However, there IS a lot going on in this sector, solar proliferation is exploding, (finally!) It'll be the obvious norm in due course. One thing is for sure, we don't need to cover farmland. That's mental. Last comment doesnt make much sense - you're saying supermakets shouldn't do it to cater from the tiny % of people who have 'odd shaped vehicles'? On that basis, should we not build underground car parks with support beams? Surely that would stop people with 'odd shaped' vehicles parking there, wouldn't it?

@JasonADeane @TheSolarShed ok.. but it's not a 'no brainer'. if it was a no brainer, then supermarkets would have done it by now, it least in a few hundered locations. and it's not entirely dead space. pontoons will limit space for odd sized vehicles, and will eat into bay capacity

Gotta hand it to them, they did a great job. After securing those revenues from oil - many years ago now - they didn't squander it and instead built a very solid sovereign fund that invested in mutliple commodities such as gold, bitcoin (via MSTR), bonds and equities. Incredible wealth built from investing and waiting, while still adding to the fund constantly. A text book example of doing it right. The UK, on the other hand, is a text book example of how NOT to do it.

@colinwalker79 And where does Norway get most of its wealth from? You couldn’t make it up!

"With petrol prices soaring, Norway’s EV gamble is paying off – here’s what we can learn" independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

@Jcastweet Oh that's hilarious! love it!

Interesting morning at the passport office. Some tosser left 2 empty bottles of vodka on our neighbours wall overnight so being a good citizen I popped them in my bag with the intention of putting in the bin at the tube station. Forgot about them. Queuing to get into the passport office and put my bag through the scanning machine when I remembered what was in it. Tonnes of people looked at me disgusted, concerned and laughing in equal measure when the security guys very slowly moved the bottles from my bag to the bin. Tried to voice my explanation and not sure anyone bought it 🤣🤣 In good news it was a speedy process and of course I was sent to booth number 21 for the appointment.

@TheSolarShed That's it! Love stuff like that. It's being tested right now, been wondering about the possibility of debris on the panels, but seems to me a simple, soft brush on a passing trains might be a feasible solution.

@JasonADeane Switzerland. Seen it. Rooftops, we're all over that as well

Installation is your only big cost, systems are guaranteed for a minimum of 10 years, but latest gen panels are expected to be still be at least 80% efficient after 50. Maintenance is limited to keeping them clean, maybe once every 1-2 years. Failures can happen, but they're extremely rare and usually limited to inverters, which are modular - how often do you need to replace the wiring or consumer unit in your house, for example? Energy is simply automatically exported via a Smart Export Guarantee, but the power (which from a covered car park is quite considerable) is used first by the site owner, eg the supermarket that owns the car park. If enhanced with battery storage, total or partial grid independance can be achieved. Also reduces the need for the backup generators supermarkets often have to protect frozen foods - that's a big saving on its own. UK wholesale price is about 30p kWh, although varies, but solar is always free. If you have a 50 kWp (say 110 panels) system (that's pretty small) then you'll produce about 25,000 kWh. That's a saving of £7,500 a year, every year, for at least 20 years, even if prices don't go up AND you don't sell any to the grid - so that's minimum. Payback may take 3-5 years, but it's a tax deductable capex expense, offsets against profits through depreciation allowances, so some of that comes back. Next few decades is free power or income from selling it. I'd be suprised if there us ANY case where the numbers don't work. I've yet to see one personally and I've modelled many projects. It is, literally, one of the best no brainer cases there are - the space is dead anyway. (and there's another advantage: cooler parked cars in summer and customers no longer have to walk in the rain!)

@JasonADeane @TheSolarShed it's useful in certain places. but it's certainly NOT a 'no brainer'. The cost of the ports, the maintaince of the ports, the use of the energy - who owns it and where does it go? Is it actually cost effective for supermarket to do this rather than just buy from the grid?

@CityAM I'm suprised it's only 1 in 5 TBH, the state of the nation is appalling. It's close to impossible to build now. Perhaps its only this low because it's hard to answer the question "where do I go?"

One in five founders expect to leave UK in next 12 months bit.ly/4srDAsI

@tonyd21a @Nigel_Farage Maybe only the ones that will proudly kill you as 'unbelievers' if you don't join them. OK, so fair to say that's been true of many religions throughout history, but there's only one that springs to mind today.

@Nigel_Farage We have a long history of outdoor religious events, especially in London. Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians and even the Jedi Order have held events in Trafalgar Square. Which ones are you going to ban?

What we witnessed in London at the historic Trafalgar Square, in a country built on Judeo-Christian values, was a group of people attempting dominance over our capital city and our culture. We are not going to surrender everything that was built over centuries and defended at great cost in two world wars for us to be a free, independent nation. The British people will not put up with this any longer — simple as.

@Peterlane1985 Oh, that's gonna be fun!

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@OlicanaLass @TheGreenParty Totally agree. He's selling an idea that everyone loves on the surface, but simply cannot work economically. I don't know if he simply doesn't understand economics or if it's something more sinister, but either way it's seriously, seriously dangerous.

@JasonADeane @TheGreenParty 1000% 👍 He’s painting a scenario where everyone gets money off rich people & we’re all OK. It would be a total fucking disaster. It would destroy this country likely beyond repair. Plus his own maths doesn’t even add up. IMO, he’s the most dangerous politician in the UK rn.

Our priorities are clear: Make life more affordable. Protect the majority over the wealthy elite. Protect our planet for generations to come.

I am guilty of not understanding this properly and letting this pass me by. This can't be right, surely? Defies all logic, common sense and is, frankly, abhorrent. This is always a very difficult, sensitive and divisive issue - and quite rightly so - but what the hell is happening here? I'm going to reserve all further comment until I've done proper research, but if the headline claim is correct, this is unacceptable.

The UK House of Lords has just legalised abortion up to birth. Women can now end the life of their unborn baby at any stage, for any reason, without legal consequences. A truly dark day for Britain.

Eaxctly why we didn't allow our kids this in our household. Yes, there was some "my friends are allowed to" resistance as they got older, but we remained firm. Screen time was strictly limited to 60 mins a day until 15, after which it was restricted to 90 mins on school days at 3 hours max at weekend (and instead of TV/computer/console - 'screen time' means all screens) Only after 18 (just reached) were phones allowed in their rooms at night. The result? Many hours of memories of drawing, doing creative stuff (AKA making a mess) inventing games, playing outside, cycling, exploring, day trips and, above all, great quality family time. Not only that, but kids who can interact, have social skills and have life confidence. In some cases, the differences between them and their phone addicted peers is really quite noticeable. Parents, be careful what you do, especially at a young age. Yes, it's tougher, especially as you also have to lead by example and put your own phone down, but it's so worth it. Even more interesting? Those young adults are actually grateful they had the childhood they had and cherish the memories. They don't remember the time they spent on their phones.

Kids: 2006 vs. 2026

What he said. Every word.

Finally ... a morning walk in perfect sunshine. We've waited a long time for this, eh UK?

And the problem is perfectly ecapsulated right there. These are the people who will happily give away the british culture and accept a new, foreign way of life & then destroy you for having the cheek to defend it. The trouble is, alot of us like being British and the way of life we had until 20 odd years ago. It was, well, British. Every land has their own culture. We liked ours the way it was. Some of us are even old enough to remember it. It was a real thing and something we could be proud of. Gone now, but hopefully not for good. So does that mean that ALL tradionalists and British people are therefore 'racist?' Not at all. This is all about respecting the culture of the land you're in. And you're right, Brits can be just as bad. Ever been to Spain and watched Brits insist that local people sell english breakfasts, British lager and speak in English - in their own country? Disrespectful. You go there, you make an effort to learn, fit in and respect their culture. It's their culture not yours. Now let's do it the other way round. Imagine millions of people who openly hate your way of life & are quite proud of that fact, coming here, insist on installing their laws, culture and way of life while, in many cases, you and I work to cover their costs to do so or even hurt you if you resist. It doesn't make sense, even if you try and stick it in a neat little 'racist' package for convenience. Foriegners who integrate, contribute, obey the law and speak the language of the country they have chosen to adopt as home will always be welcome. But there has to be a bar. A high one. Paying for millions of migrants who have no intention to do that and openly flout the law - even turn it against you - are not value add for the UK. Or for any country. In fact, it has bankrupted us as nation - in more ways that one. Eventually, you too, Mr Pink Hair, will see that if no action is taken. But by then, it will be too late and the freedom you still think you have will be long gone.

I am delighted to release Restore Britain's first ever party political broadcast.

I didn't understand it first time round - seemed perfectly obvious to me this guy is an unhinged narcisist. But the second time? Jeez, America, it's not like you weren't warned. Surely, surely, even the most ardent supporters must have wondered how they were so duped. America cannot be trusted and Trump's actions will clearly lead to the downfall of the nation on the global stage. (As if that wasn't obvious from the start.) Trouble is, he's going to take down most of the Western world with him as his open support for dictators, especially Putin, gives them a lifeline and global power shifts to China (who must be absolutely loving this utter shitshow)

I would genuinely love to hear one good, logical reason why anyone still supports Trump right now. After all the chaos, broken promises, and self-serving policies, what exactly is the appeal? It’s completely baffling to watch