Seizing The Moment
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Rachel Reeves' big speech on growth. We ask where was Scotland in the raft of major projects?
Hard on the heels of this came the shock, not to anyone who'd been paying attention, news that the CEO of GB Energy, Juergen Maier, could not only give no date for the £300 reduction in consumer bills promised by Labour at the General Election but also that the one thousand Scottish jobs would take around 20 years to materialise.
Sticking with Labour is there another U-turn on policy in the pipeline despite the Court of Session ruling by Lord Ericht putting a stop on oil and gas production in the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields? Will Starmer side with Rachel Reeves, the GMB and Scottish Labour, and give the go ahead to drill? Or will Ed Milliband stand up to those voices and refuse to issue new licences?
We, in the light of listener Simon Brooke's excellent contribution, re-examine the validity of the claims made by the industry on so called sustainable aviation fuel?
Donald Trump has called time out on his plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. What's the reality behind the bluster? What's in store for the UK and the EU?
Lesley looks at the historical precedence for US expansionism and just why Trump might be so keen on taking over Greenland.
Suella Braverman trotted off to the USA to display her MAGA credentials at Trump's inauguration. She hung around to go "full Trump" in her speech to the Heritage Foundation . Is she signalling a potential jump to Reform, or is this an ongoing part of a campaign to oust Kemi Badenoch as Tory leader by shifting even further to the right? All of this within the context of Reform's rise in the polls.
Plus
Last in Iceland series that explains why Icelanders pay £60 pcm for heat, hot water & electricity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXBEDk_o_hI&t=610s
Why does Trump want Greenland explainer video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYfSlQaIEXk
Brave New Music book about Martyn Bennett
https://luath.co.uk/products/brave-new-music?variant=54829697007992
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