David James taylor – Jac o' the North

The Windward-Bute Empire, Fresh Insights

Jac — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:47 +0000

I had something else planned to go out on Monday, but I’ve held it back in light of fresh information I’ve received about the activities of Bute Energy. Information that raises wider considerations. ◊ INTRODUCTION Let me start with an apology. I’ve been writing about Bute’s activities in Wales for seven or eight years. This …

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Labour Apparatchiks Associated With Bute Energy Arrested In China Spy Probe

Jac — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:00:22 +0000

You must know what this is about. But in case you’ve been sleeping for a week . . . three men, with close ties to the ‘Welsh’ Labour party, were arrested last Wednesday “on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service“. They were released on bail the following day. ◊ WHO’S INVOLVED? The first, is …

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Bute Energy And Others, A Round-up

Jac — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:00:16 +0000

I haven’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’s activities closely, or …

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Parabola Bute Energy, Scottish Echoes

Jac — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:30:25 +0000

This piece has been prompted by information received from Scotland, which may clear up a lingering mystery, while also telling us more about the operations of those involved with Parabola Bute Energy. I use that name because I’m convinced that Bute Energy, which wants to build some 20 wind farms in Wales, plus other installations, …

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Bute Energy And Friends: Corrupting Wales

Jac — Wed, 08 May 2024 08:00:27 +0000

For a second week running, I’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’t been following the Bute saga up to date. ◊ THE FLOODGATES OPEN! …

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Bute Energy, Update, 30.06.2023

Jac — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:00:45 +0000

This piece has been off / on for a while, due to other matters cropping up to grab my attention. But in the end, it worked out, because new information is emerging all the time. To avoid going over too much old ground I shall devote most of this piece to what’s new. Those wanting …

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Miscellany 07.07.2022

Jac — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:00:05 +0000

As the title suggests, this week’s offering is a miscellany, bits and pieces from hither and yon. Covering . . . Wind turbine disposal. Fears for the planning system in the north west. Awkward locals opposing the hundreds of executive homes Aberdyfi so desperately needs. A development in the ongoing saga of the Llanbedr by-pass. …

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Lobbying in Wales

Jac — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:25:45 +0000

INTRODUCTION This piece is prompted by the ‘Welsh Government’ suggesting it wants to address the issue of lobbying. As the website puts it: “The Standards of Conduct Committee is undertaking an inquiry into lobbying and is keen to establish whether lobbying is a matter of concern to the people of Wales”. A disingenuously worded paragraph …

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The Great Rip-off: On Land, At Sea, In Space!

Jac — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:00:59 +0000

On this blog I have consistently argued that I want Wales to operate less like a colonial possession and more like countries run by politicians who prioritise the material well-being of the people in those countries. The so-called ‘Welsh Government’ clearly thinks I’m asking for too much. For it continues to encourage and facilitate the …

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Corruption Is Such An Ugly Word . . . But I Can’t Think Of Anything Else To Call It!

Jac — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:00:57 +0000

My intention was to start winding down this blog, spend more time with my wife, grand-children, books, Malbec . . . but things keep cropping up. That said, it’s very unlikely I shall undertake major new investigations. Diolch yn fawr. ♦ In recent months I have written about wind farms threatening the Welsh countryside. In …

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