Napoleon
I was going to write yet again about the hopeless lack of anything approaching a coherent energy security policy, but then, Christmas is...
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Anthony Lipmann
Nov 29, 2023
How a uranium trade in the 1970's illuminates what we do
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Metal merchants, especially those...
geoffreysambrook
Nov 15, 2023
He ain't heavy?????
I’m beginning to wonder a bit about pure electric cars; I’ve written before about my scepticism over the arbitrary targets governments...
geoffreysambrook
Nov 2, 2023
Never Again
I normally try to avoid writing anything too overtly political on this site, because that’s not really the stance we originally plotted...
Richard Horswill
Oct 25, 2023
Economic Quicksand
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The eternal question that economists...
Martin Hayes
Oct 18, 2023
LME Week 2023: Back to normal, maybe...
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views amd opinions expressed are strictly his own. In contrast to the changed backdrops of...
geoffreysambrook
Sep 20, 2023
Sanity prevails at last
Well, who would have believed it? We finally have a UK politician taking a serious look at the implications of the 2030 date for the...
geoffreysambrook
Sep 6, 2023
Why aren't they selling?
Electric vehicles are the future, right? Keep the planet green, reduce fume-related breathing difficulties, what’s not to like? Well,...
Anthony Lipmann
Jul 17, 2023
Crossing the river by feeling for the stones
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views or opinions expressed are strictly his own. China does not think like us. For a...
geoffreysambrook
Jul 13, 2023
More LIBOR lies
I’ve just finished reading the book “Rigged”, by BBC journalist Andy Verity. It’s essentially the series of radio programmes he made -...
Anthony Lipmann
Jul 6, 2023
Survival of the greenest
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Where I live on the Somerset Levels,...
Anthony Lipmann
Jun 27, 2023
How UKs bright hopes of a Lithium highway hit the buffers
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The announcement of the death of John...
Anthony Lipmann
May 29, 2023
In memory of Trevor (1932-2023)
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. Trevor Tarring (latterly of this parish but for the most part editor and managing director...
geoffreysambrook
May 17, 2023
Is the penny finally dropping?
It seems that the sunlight of reality may finally be just beginning to percolate through the fog of confusion in the brains of some of...
Richard Horswill
Apr 26, 2023
No bank is an island (with apologies to John Donne)
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The banking fraternity, Government...
Bill Prast
Mar 22, 2023
Frontiers
William G Prast is the author of a collection of short stories, available on Amazon. Here he shares with us a piece about mining, and...
Richard Horswill
Mar 8, 2023
CBDC Money printer goes brrr???
This article was written by Richard Horswill. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Where did all the money go? This may...
Bill Prast
Mar 1, 2023
Unintended Consequences
William G Prast is the author of a collection of short stories, available on Amazon. Here he shares with us a piece of science fantasy,...
Martin Hayes
Feb 15, 2023
New Nickel Kid on the Block
This article was written by Martin Hayes. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In a few weeks’ time a new online...
geoffreysambrook
Feb 9, 2023
Ministry of Energy Security and Net Zero
So, exciting times indeed; the United Kingdom now has a Ministry for Energy Security and Net Zero, formed as part of PM Rishi Sunak’s...
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