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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>Wales Being Bought Up Acre By Acre</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 08:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This piece was prompted by someone asking me if I&#8217;d read an article recently published on the Nation.Cymru website. I smiled to myself, and responded in the negative. But I went to the site anyway, and read &#8216;140 hectares of Welsh land purchased to restore woodland and nature habitat&#8216;. Then one thing led to another, &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/wales-being-bought-up-acre-by-acre/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Wales Being Bought Up Acre By Acre</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bute Energy And Friends: Corrupting Wales</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<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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		<title>Bute Energy: Who&#8217;s Really Behind It?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jac]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m returning to the &#8216;Bute&#8217; stable of companies, a subject I&#8217;ve ignored for a while. More especially, some aspects of Bute&#8217;s operations that may have been overlooked. 1/ How did investment company and property developers the Parabola group, from which Bute emerged, learn about the opportunities offered by wind turbines in Wales? 2/ We&#8217;ve been &#8230; <p><a href="https://jacothenorth.net/blog/bute-energy-whos-really-behind-it/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bute Energy: Who&#8217;s Really Behind It?</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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