[Twilight]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KevO', 'C')ome on Britain. Time for a revolt.

[idiom]

For an aircraft that looks so fricking awesome, the Avro Vulcan must be one of the most disappointing bombers ever.

[Starvid]

You should have done like the French and had your energy companies run as state monopolies which by law cannot raise energy prices at a higher pace than inflation. Obviously these state run behemoths are extremely efficient and profitable as they are run by highly skilled technocrats with a penchant for nuclear power.

Indeed, French monopolies will run the new British nuclear power programme!

[Starvid]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('GASMON', 'T')he interconector pipeline connecting UK to Europe is currently running flat out supplying gas at very cheap rates FROM the UK, due to low summer demand.

[Byron100]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('GASMON', 'A')lso, yes our current "energy arrangements" are abysmal. Like I said, shoot the bastards. We need engineers in control, not shiny arsed accountants.
As I and others have said before, TSHTF this coming winter.
Gasmon

[dukey]

the UK is totally f.ucked when it comes to gas
we built our infastructure on the assumption cheap gas would last forever .. and of course the north sea is in rapid decline

[PeakOiler]

Sorry to interupt this thread, but I just wanted to say the humor in some of these posts are brilliant!
Carry on.
<--rofl

[alokin]

Starvid wrote:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou should have done like the French and had your energy companies run as state monopolies which by law cannot raise energy prices at a higher pace than inflation.

[cube]

look into these eyes what do you see?

I see higher natural gas prices!

[KevO]

boys. the piss is being taken
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'C')onsumer groups have expressed anger as British Gas owner Centrica revealed £5m-per-day profits, after announcing a record price hike on Wednesday.
Profits were £992m in the first six months of 2008

[Tyler_JC]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Starvid', 'Y')ou should have done like the French and had your energy companies run as state monopolies which by law cannot raise energy prices at a higher pace than inflation. Obviously these state run behemoths are extremely efficient and profitable as they are run by highly skilled technocrats with a penchant for nuclear power. Indeed, French monopolies will run the new British nuclear power programme!

[Sketh]

[Twilight]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'G')overnments should never mask price signals. It just encourages inefficient behavior.

[Starvid]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'S')o what happens when the real cost of energy (yes, energy has a real cost) rises faster than inflation?

[Tyler_JC]

We're talking about two different things.

Nuclear power has a very predictable cost scheme whereas natural gas has fluctuating price scheme.

If Britain were to build a mostly nuclear-based power grid, they could have a stable state-run enterprise.

But creating a state run natural gas based electric grid and demanding stable electric rates means exposing taxpayers to massive losses.

[Starvid]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'B')ut creating a state run natural gas based electric grid and demanding stable electric rates means exposing taxpayers to massive losses.

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'G')overnments should never mask price signals. It just encourages inefficient behavior.