Windward Enterprises Ltd – 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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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: Who’s Really Behind It?

Jac — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:30:19 +0000

I’m returning to the ‘Bute’ stable of companies, a subject I’ve ignored for a while. More especially, some aspects of Bute’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’ve been …

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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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Bute Energy Selling Wales For Danegeld?

Jac — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:15:55 +0000

Yeah, yeah, retirement. If only! ♦ THE STORY SO FAR . . . I’m returning to a subject I’ve tackled before because there have been developments. But before the update we’ll do a quick recap. Bute Energy Ltd, operating through a host of other new companies, hopes to build some 20 wind farms (at 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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England’s wind turbines – in Wales!

Jac — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:30:13 +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. ♦ Last week, I introduced you to the Bute empire, based in Edinburgh and London, …

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