Stuart Lüssi

People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening

[Jack Prandelli @jackprandelli]

Norway and the UK drilled the same North Sea.

🇳🇴Norway got $2 trillion.
🇬🇧The UK got tax cuts.

Same basin,Same era.... Completely different outcomes.

Norway captured $30 per barrel in government revenue. The UK captured $11.

That gap, compounded over 50 years of production, is the entire difference.

Norway's model was simple: tax heavily (78% marginal rate), take direct equity stakes in fields via the SDFI, own part of Equinor, and put everything surplus into a fund invested abroad.

The Government Pension Fund Global now holds over $2 trillion in assets.
That's $390,000 per Norwegian citizen about 1.5% of all listed equities on earth.

The fiscal rule: only spend the 3% annual real return. Never touch the principal.

The UK started producing earlier, at lower prices, with a lower tax rate (40%) and no saving mechanism.

North Sea revenues flowed straight into the general budget.

Economists estimate the UK missed out on roughly £400 billion compared to a Norwegian style regime.

The windfall largely financed tax cuts in the 1980s rather than a fund.

Where things stand in 2026?

Norway's petroleum sector will generate $63 bn in net cash flow this year alone feeding a fund already large enough to cover 10-15% of the national budget from returns alone.

The UK is a net energy importer.
Since 2021 it has paid countries like Norway more than £100 billion for gas.

One country treated oil as a finite resource to convert into permanent financial wealth.

The other treated it as income.

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[Stuart Lüssi @StuartLussi]

@Graham_Swann Same old. Did the ref actually blow for full time?

[Stuart Lüssi @StuartLussi]

@Graham_Swann Our own worst enemy. Poor finishing and dodgy defending/goalkeeping. Need to sign a goalie who doesn't gift a goal a game next season. Good to have full focus on the final though.

[Neet @neet_sol]

commuting an hour to work just to use a laptop that was already at home

[steve @bagshaw2112]

This made me smile #nasa #oil #clangers @NASA

[Aelfred The Great @aelfred_D]

𓅓𓂋 𓊪𓂋𓅂𓋴𓇋𓂧𓅂𓈖𓏏…

[parks @parkersity_9]

Yeah Instagram is bad for our mental health but what about Outlook

[Mad Men Quotes @MadMenQts]

International Women’s Day

[Eleanora Ní Chualáın 🇮🇪 @EleanoraStats]

"Mental health awareness" people when someone presents actual symptoms of mental illness or a neurological disorder:

[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

If you wanted to argue Britain is becoming an un-developing country, flying from Zurich Airport (runs like a Rolex, part state-owned) into Edinburgh Airport (grim, smells of sewage, owned by BlackRock) would be a good place to start.

[Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369]

Getting older is crazy. One wrong pillow angle and your neck is disabled for the entire week.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

That we have food banks is a testament to the fundamental generosity and kindness of people. That we need food banks - and that governments crow jubilantly about how many we have - is a savage indictment of how broken our society is.

[Dobby Club @DobbyClub06]

NYE when you’re over 30

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

Boss: “You arrived 10 minutes late.”
Employee: “Yesterday I stayed late finishing that last-minute report.”
Boss: “I understand… but rules are rules.”

The next day, the employee arrived exactly on time.
And at 6:00 p.m. sharp, shut down the computer.
No extra emails. No work taken home.

If punctuality is non-negotiable, then effort must have boundaries too.
Recognition cannot be one-sided.

When mistakes are highlighted but dedication is ignored, the real message becomes clear:
“Do only what’s required. Nothing more.”

Empathy costs nothing.
The absence of it? That can cost you everything—especially your best people

[Dunfermline Athletic @officialdafc]

Everyone wants a Chris Hamilton shirt and we’re giving away a signed top from yesterday's #DAFC captain ©️

All you need to do is like and share this post. Winner drawn at random tomorrow 🏁

[ScotRail @ScotRail]

It would be a Christmas miracle if we could reunite this teddy with their owner! 🎅

If you were on an Edinburgh service today and your little one has lost their favourite cuddly toy, please send us a message. 😊

[The Tartan Scarf 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @TheTartanScarf]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Tried to catch the full time whistle. Caught something even better.

Kenny McLean, take a bow 👏

[The 44 ⚽️ @The_Forty_Four]

BBC RADIO SCOTLAND LIMBS😍😍😍

“KENNY MCCLEAN, HE’S GOING FOR GOAL… OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo”😂😂😂

[UEFA EURO @UEFAEURO]

International football is something else 😍

#WCQ