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andywg.bsky.social
@andywg.bsky.social
Aah, mea culpa and apologies
May 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
As in the Labour Party is an unincorporated association but various other constituent parts are incorporated so it’s a bit harder to set out the status of its corporate governance.
May 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Private here means not a plc: so shares cannot be offered to the general public for sale. It's uncommon as the shareholders have significant control of the party. It confirms the party is effectively Farage's as he holds majority of shares, but that control could exist in ltd by guarantee co too
May 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
It is a private limited company with shareholders but is registered as a political party with the Electoral Commission so is a party. Conservatives and Lib Dems are incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, Labour is complex. Reform being a private company is not as bad as many make out.
May 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Sounds like what a number of auto-mods on Reddit do to paywall news articles.
April 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
It truly warms the cockles of my heart that there is still a Cyriak gif on a BBC news article from 2006.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/program...
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | Photo competition winners
news.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A fine Spitting Image reference!
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We often have low winds for a week in winter. To defeat those we need 7 days. And the cost of wind solar (with a sub 50% capacity factor and 20-25 year lifespan) plus batteries will always be more expensive than nuclear with 80+ year life and 90+% capacity factor
July 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
How much would it cost to have batteries for 7 days’ uk supply in the middle of winter, in particular after we transition heating and transport to electrical power?
July 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You sound like Nick Clegg in 2012 complaining that if we build nukes then they won’t help us until 2022… if only we had a whole fleet of new nukes in that energy crisis!
July 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
But that 1GWh solar/battery system can hold less than 20 minutes of HPC 3.2GWh generation. And at 1,800 hectares it occupies 3,600% more land than HPC at under 50ha. It’s still nowhere near a replacement for the ability of nuclear to displace fossil fuels
July 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
And with near perfect timing, the SRA approve of an AI-driven approach to small debt claim legal work:

www.sra.org.uk/sra/news/pre...
SRA approves first AI-driven law firm
We have authorised the first law firm providing legal services through artificial intelligence (AI). While many firms are already using AI to support and deliver a range of back-office and public-faci...
www.sra.org.uk
May 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted
This is getting beyond a joke. Now well into May.
May 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Headtorch for front. Small led band on one arm.
March 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Because how does that get them more yachts in the interim?
February 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM