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		<title>Labour Apparatchiks Associated With Bute Energy Arrested In China Spy Probe</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[You must know what this is about. But in case you&#8217;ve been sleeping for a week . . . three men, with close ties to the &#8216;Welsh&#8217; Labour party, were arrested last Wednesday &#8220;on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service&#8220;. They were released on bail the following day. ◊ WHO&#8217;S INVOLVED? The first, is &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/labour-apparatchiks-associated-with-bute-energy-arrested-in-china-spy-probe/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Labour Apparatchiks Associated With Bute Energy Arrested In China Spy Probe</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bute Energy And Others, A Round-up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t devoted a full piece to Bute Energy and the rest since August last year. Which is somewhat remiss, seeing as the plans are ongoing and causing great concern to communities across the land. That said, maybe this offering is directed more at the general reader than those who follow Bute&#8217;s activities closely, or &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/bute-energy-and-others-a-round-up/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bute Energy And Others, A Round-up</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bute Energy And Friends: Corrupting Wales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 08:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For a second week running, I&#8217;m focusing on Bute Energy. This time, looking at its links with the Labour party, and how, through that and by other means, Bute encourages corruption and spreads discord. This will also serve to bring those who haven&#8217;t been following the Bute saga up to date. ◊ THE FLOODGATES OPEN! &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/bute-energy-and-friends-corrupting-wales/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bute Energy And Friends: Corrupting Wales</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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