Vattenfall – Jac o' the North

‘Energy Parks’ – new name, but same old corruption, same old exploitation

Jac — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:00:50 +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. ♦ The previous post was a cri de coeur from someone who by chance had …

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Bollocks. Unadulterated Labour bollocks

Jac — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:00:25 +0000

I’M IN SEMI-RETIREMENT AND THIS BLOG IS WINDING DOWN. I INTEND CALLING IT A DAY SOON AFTER THIS YEAR’S SENEDD ELECTIONS. POSTINGS WILL NOW BE LESS FREQUENT AND I WILL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY MAJOR NEW INVESTIGATIONS. DIOLCH YN FAWR. ♦ Over the years I’ve read a lot of political nonsense and outright bullshit in the …

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Wales and envirocolonialism

Jac — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:30:39 +0000

PLEASE APPRECIATE THAT I GET SENT MORE INFORMATION AND LEADS THAN I CAN USE. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTACTS ME BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I’M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ Envirocolonialism may not be a term you’re familiar with, but I’ve coined it to describe two separate …

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Miscellany 02.03.2020

Jac — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:30:41 +0000

PLEASE APPRECIATE THAT I GET SENT MORE INFORMATION AND LEADS THAN I CAN USE. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTACTS ME BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I’M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ I know I promised a piece on Wales & West Housing, but I’ve put that on the …

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Miscellany 17.02.2020

Jac — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:45:44 +0000

PLEASE APPRECIATE THAT I GET SENT MORE INFORMATION AND LEADS THAN I CAN USE. I TRY TO RESPOND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTACTS ME BUT I CANNOT POSSIBLY USE EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I’M SENT. DIOLCH YN FAWR ♦ A bit of a mixed bag this week; the unifying thread being the stupidity of those puffed-up …

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Round-up: Rhigos, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Pontypridd

Jac — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:50:30 +0000

CHINA TO RHIGOS Not so long ago I wrote about the Pen y Cymoedd wind farm project, and developer Vattenfall’s use of bribery to win over or silence the local populace. (Click here and scroll down to the section Vattenfall of Money.) Well now I know the route by which the turbines for Pen y …

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Bits & Pieces 13.10.2015: Assembly 2016, Reputations, Vattenfall, Cardigan Castle

Jac — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:30:11 +0000

REVISED PREDICTION FOR 2016 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS A few months ago, in my post Vote Plaid Cymru – Get Labour I made a prediction for the outcome of the 2016 Assembly elections in which I suggested that the likeliest result would be a Labour-Plaid Cymru coalition. For a number of reasons I think it may be …

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Musings, Shorts, Updates

Jac — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:55:11 +0000

I betook myself to Aberystwyth yesterday, accompannied by the wife and a couple of grandchildren (in case the old car needed a push). ‘Callous bastard’, I hear you cry . . . so, anyway, I went for a coffee before wandering about the old town, seeing what had changed since my last visit. Quite a …

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