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Let's just settle for the Labour suggestion of tearing out your gas boiler and replacing it with a luke warm heat pump that costs thousands of pounds to buy, & hundreds of pounds a month to run in winter. That's Red Ed for you & this crazy Labour government.

As far as North sea energy exploration is concerned, we need to explore for more Oil fields around the UK plus around the Orkney & Shetland Islands. Where there is Oil, there is gas too to be found. There needs to be ways found to tap into the old mine workings. There are hundreds if not thousands of mine workings under the ground to tap the warm Mine water. Pumping water from flooded mine workings underground and bringing it to the surface. This water is already warm because it has been heated by geothermal energy, that could be used for heating. There are plenty of unworked coal underground that could still be worked for sale at home or abroad. That could mean new Coal Mines where the Coal is relatively cheap to extract. I also believe that the government should reopen the Fracking debate to tap into billions of cubic feet of gas still in the strater underground. Safe ways can be found to extract it where there is very little population such as, for example, the Penines, Cumbria, Highlands of Scotland, & Bodmin Moor There should also be a feasibility study about building hydro electric facilities in Scotland, Wales & Northern England. Last but not least, is the building of small modular nuclear reactors around the Country to produce cheap electricity. We do have to get away from blaming past governments for not doing this and that regarding UK energy. It's the here and now & there needs to be a sensible debate about the future energy needs of this Country. Not based on idiology, but on the needs of the Country and it's people.

@Fozzy I agree with your last two paragraphs, & personally would rather there not be political threads on PON, because there is plenty of social media where politics can be discussed. As for net zero. I would be happy to see all subsidies to Green companies, such as those supplying heat pumps, electric cars & the green levy on bills abolished Let those green companies compete on the open market on a level playing field The tax payer shouldn't be subsidising the race to net zero.

Eighteen goals in 52 appearances for two different clubs since he left Notts is a reasonable haul. Looks like Eli Sam is enjoying his football post Notts. Good for him.

Quoted from AI Google with it's answer to the question. What is a fairweather football fan? "A fair weather football fan is someone who only supports a team when they are winning & loses interest when they are losing. The term "fair weather fan" comes from the analogy between good weather & trouble-free times. Fair weather fans are often the subject of study by scholars interested in the psychology of sports fandom. Some things that researchers have found about fair weather fans include: They tend to have a lower level of allegiance to the team than die-hard fans. They may distance themselves from the team when they perform poorly, describing the team as "them" instead of "us". Die-hard fans may view fair weather fans as traitors to the team. The term "bandwagon fan" is sometimes used interchangeably with "fair weather fan". However, a bandwagon fan may jump to support a different team that is successful or trendy, whereas a fair weather fan only engages when their current team is doing well". Is this a fair analogy of the fair weather football fan or is there more to it than this?

Quote "The biggest victory in an international football match had a score of 31-0. The biggest victory in an international football match happened in 2001 when Australia defeated American Samoa 31-0 during a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Archie Thompson scored 13 goals in that match, setting a record for the most goals by a player in an international match". "Source Google"

That's funny

I don't think that the taking away of the winter fuel allowance for pensioners by this despicable Labour government @Fozzy is a laughing matter or deserves to be treated as a joke. But whatever.

Just a polite reminder. Poll closes at 9 pm Tuesday guys.

At least I'm safe from relegation. That's a positive.

Just five hours left to choose your man of the match against Salford. Lets get those votes coming in. @Chris

I agree with Jeremy Corbyn on this one. If things couldn't get worse, they get much worser.

Again, you never mentioned the pensioners, because there's no defence you can sensibly call upon. Just admit it. Labour was wrong to withdraw the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. But I know you won't.

My case is watertight. I notice you are reluctant to mention our pensioners plight and the fact that pensioners go cold while this labour government splashes out money on their green policies. Because it's very awkward subject for Labour isn't it.

Carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS): The government is providing £3.9 billion in 2025/26 for CCUS projects to decarbonize industry. (Source Google) But the government have taken away £1.4billion to help pensioners pay their winter fuel bill as well as having to pay the green levy on their bills. Absolutely shocking.

That's red Ed for you.

Whatever has happened to Man City? 1 win, 2 draws & 8 defeats in their last 11 games. This is an unprecedented situation for the owners of the club, that have only seen success after success over the last ten years or so. It looks like even a £1billion squad isn't enough to stop the slide. They have had injuries to key players such as Rodri, but such an expensive squad should have been enough for City to continue their PL dominance. It is not looking good for the Champions, & in particular, their Manager, Pep Guardiola, who is highly regarded across World Football. With the recent results any other manager would be under pressure, however Pep has recently signed a new two year contract with the Club. There has been talk in football circles that the Club are actually talking about a rebuild of the squad. Can a more expensive squad solve the Man City problem, or is it now evident that other Clubs have just found a way to play City?

@Super_Danny_Allsopp I agree that Labour are facing the abyss. When a new government comes in. They do have lots of goodwill & the majority of the Country wanted them to succeed. Surprisingly maybe to some, I wanted them to succeed too, but cutting off the winter fuel allowance was a bad move, & then one negative policy overtakes anything else that they subsequently try to do. £1.4billion to help pensioners isn't a lot of money in the scheme of things. Keeping it would have projected a lot of good will for Labour as a caring party. They had a chance to admit they were wrong & reverse their decision, but they are just too stubborn to see the damage this policy will do this winter.

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@Super_Danny_Allsopp Noticed you didn't mention the plight of the pensioners this winter. With Energy prices being the highest in the G 20 with the Green surcharge on energy bills being taken by this government to push the race to net zero at the expense of the vunerable & old. Both the Tories & Labour are guilty of pushing these policies. Labour are just more extreme. The Uniparty has a lot to answer for pushing policies that will make this Country poorer & the people poorer for future generations. I say get rid of the green levy off energy bills. Scrap giving government money to companies constructing & supplying green products like Heat Pumps, Electric Cars, Windmills & Solar panels that blight our Countryside. Redirect that money to helping the old, vunerable & homeless. Reverse the stopping of giving out licences for North sea oil exploration. Allow the construction of new Coal mines and start the process of extracting gas from the strata below ground. The UK still has plenty of untapped energy underground, & under the sea. For the sake of future generations these valuable resources need to be tapped into.

Seen lots of negativity on social media especially the Facebook boards. I think it's totally uncalled for. Nothing will be achieved by being negative.

Just 3 players not yet available for selection after injury. Robertson wasn't in the squad against Salford. No reason why. 1 Scott Robertson 2.Jodi Jones 3.Curtis Edwards 4.Conor Grant