Donald Trump says Keir Starmer will quit as Prime Minister in fiery post

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-says-keir-starmer-37327677

Andy Burnham must have a laser-like focus on making people’s lives better

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/andy-burnham-must-laser-like-37323477

Union boss furiously condemns Grangemouth closure as 'industrial vandalism' amid jet fuel crisis

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/union-boss-furiously-condemns-grangemouth-37197069

'Independence not impossible but Scotland is currently like a bust company' says Labour donor

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/independence-not-impossible-scotland-currently-37165222

SNP faces two tricky by-elections in north-east with future of North Sea oil set to dominate campaigns

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/snp-faces-two-tricky-elections-37154878

#Scots are used to getting fucked by #GovUK. For more than a century they supplied vast wealth from #NorthSeaOil to the country and got nothing in return. Now that the oil has run out and everyone is moving to #renewables they once again find themselves standing around with their dick(s) in their hands. This is why #IndyRef 2 is so important. #SelfDetermination #ScottishIndependence. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k239p409po
The city caught in the middle of the big energy shift debate

Is the UK fumbling the shift away from oil and gas jobs?

Very disappointed in Ed Miliband today.

"War tends to telescope our attention towards only the conflict and its immediate consequences. Those are important, but we can’t lose sight of the bigger picture. When the pressure is growing to row back on green policies and turn away from serious climate action, it is vital that the government holds its nerve and leaves North Sea oil and gas in the ground"
Prof Bill McGuire

#NorthSeaOil #UKPolitics #ClimateEmergency

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/03/drill-oil-north-sea-further-exploitation-climate-emergency

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason

We are at a critical point in the climate emergency and already struggling to meet emissions reduction targets. The UK government must hold its nerve, says Bill McGuire, professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards

The Guardian

Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about #NorthSeaOil and #gas

1. FALSE: ‘Reopening the #NorthSea would lower bills’
Further drilling in the North Sea would do nothing to cut #bills, because UK #EnergyPrices are set on international markets

https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-nine-false-or-misleading-myths-about-north-sea-oil-and-gas/ #climate #ClimateChange

Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief factchecks some of the most common claims about North Sea oil and gas.

Carbon Brief

The UK version of “drill, baby, drill” is even more insane than the US one… 🤦‍♂️

#ukpol #northseaoil