ProfCatherineMitchell
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ProfCatherineMitchell
@ProfCMitchell
Energy policy and politics. Personal views only. Professor Emerita. Now also on @catherinemitchell.bsky.social


There's no break in MAGA. Trump's approval with MAGA GOP is literally 100%. 90% of MAGA GOP approve of US military action in Iran. Those who disapprove of Trump are not MAGA at this point. Importantly: MAGA makes up the same share of voters as it did when Trump won in 2024.



Sir James Bevan spent 8 years at the Environment Agency and oversaw the decimation not only of the agency but every river in the country. He's recently reappeared again on the boards of Welsh Water and the Canal and Rivers Trust. The man is not fit to handle this week's shopping list never mind run an organisation especially a water company.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: don't miss this important @TheNewWorldmag report by editor-at-large Alan Rusbridger into GB News and Ofcom's dismal failure to regulate its broadcasts @arusbridger thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbridge…

Since @Ofcom seems to have given up, we asked 20 experienced journalist from a wide range of backgrounds to watch multiple hours of @GBNEWS . Their conclusion: the supposedly regulated channel has, in effect, become Reform TV. How did it happen? thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbridge…

Fusion energy isn’t just the future, it’s already a thriving industry in the UK. Our new Fusion Strategy backs British science and innovation with £2.5bn investment, supporting 10,000 jobs by 2030 and helping take fusion from the lab to the grid. 🎥 Lord Vallance explains


Paris, where I live, has transformed from a carbound into a bike-dominated city. In the process it became a trendsetter for the world's other cities. Now Paris's mayoral elections are a referendum on that shift. What lessons from Paris? Me @FinancialTimes as.ft.com/r/afafe14b-287…

France runs the world’s largest nuclear fleet relative to population: 57 reactors across 18 sites. They generate cheap, abundant power and even export on a massive scale. Britain could have followed this path. Instead, we chose energy scarcity, and we are paying the price.


Wear the outfit on the right in the upper echelons of corporate life/politics and people will often assume you’re there to pour the coffee.




In an uncertain world moving faster to clean power - including new nuclear - is a vital mission for this country. Important step forward in how we’ll do that 👇


For years our nuclear regulatory system hasn't worked. Today that changes with our plan to implement the recommendations of the @JohnFingleton1 review. 47 reforms. One lead regulator. A faster path to new nuclear projects & clean, secure power. Patrick Vallance explains 🎥

