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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the past year I&#8217;ve written a few times about companies in Wales profiting from the UK government&#8217;s ECO4 scheme, through cavity wall insulation, solar panels, heat pumps, etc. Most recently, I&#8217;ve had to write about one of these companies going belly-up leaving dissatisfied customers; either suffering from poor workmanship that needed remedial work, or &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/caveat-emptor/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Caveat Emptor!</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wales Ruled By The Wampis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am indebted to a good source for introducing me to an outfit I&#8217;d never heard of, called Local Partnerships LLP. Here&#8217;s the website, and here&#8217;s the Companies House entry. Sticking with the CH filings, we see three names under &#8216;Officers&#8217;. The Designated Members are H M Treasury and the Local Government Association, but the &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/wales-ruled-by-the-wampis/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Wales Ruled By The Wampis?</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cairngorm Capital &#8211; The Kiss Of Death</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a follow-up to my previous piece on the collapse of Consumer Energy Solutions Ltd (CES), owned by Cairngorm Capital. I suspect CES will be followed by linked companies that have also been taking advantage of the UK government&#8217;s ECO4 scheme, due to end in March. Even before the scheme ends MPs are calling &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/cairngorm-capital-the-kiss-of-death/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Cairngorm Capital &#8211; The Kiss Of Death</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Grab The Money And Run!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this piece I&#8217;m going to look at the collapse of Consumer Energy Solutions (CES) earlier this month, ask what could have gone wrong, and consider what the future might hold. ◊ BACKGROUND There is a group of companies in south Wales involved in &#8216;retrofitting&#8217; homes with cavity wall insulation, solar panels, loft insulation, heat &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/grab-the-money-and-run/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Grab The Money And Run!</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Corruption Bay&#8217; Living Up To Its Name?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a big post, in two ways. First, because there&#8217;s a lot of money involved. And second, because an incredible claim I stumbled upon throws up a very disturbing possibility. ◊ HITTING THE BIG TIME (REVISITED) In July I wrote about companies in south east Wales being bought out and having lots of money &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/corruption-bay-living-up-to-its-name/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8216;Corruption Bay&#8217; Living Up To Its Name?</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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