Not sure what the implications of the decision to give the go-ahead to the Jackdaw North Sea gas field are?.... then here is a reasonable overview of the issues from @BBC Verify.
As I've said before away from the spotlight there is still good journalism happening at the BBC, just not by their high profile commentariat.
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Barely any jobs.
@ChrisMayLA6 Some oiligarchs get to make a lot of money. As they've not required it's not all exported that's about it. No surprise, follow all our MPs declarations of interest, Westminster is a cesspit.
Nice to read a positive comment about journalism at the BBC because a lot of it still adheres to the Corporation's traditional purpose....in spite of the political capture of the News dept.
The BBC along with the rest of us would be better served if it was a citizen-owned co-operative. Otherwise it will become a tool for lobbyists or profiteers.
Good article as far as it goes, but not a word about the grossly inflated demand for energy from data centres, which will far exceed any increase in production from Jackdaw.
Good point....
....or the closely-related problem of data centre cooling and our inexplicably privatised water industry (in England).
Oct 22, 2026, 6:15 AMHa ha, yes, I suppose you could see the 'regular' journalism as a cover for the bias stuff... but perhaps a little cyclical, but not entirely implausible, of course