Luke

Born in Hertfordshire, made in Lancaster

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

#StandWithUkraine

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

That #DoctorWho finale was an utter mess. Total failure to live up to the hype of bringing back the Rani and Omega, not paying off Susan's cameo and spending half the episode on an irrelevant baby. That was the poorest of poor writing - just bad in every way.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

After Trump’s disgraceful bullying of Zelensky today, aided and abetted by sidekick Vance, why would we want Trump to pay a state visit to the UK? Can the invitation letter be withdrawn?

[Rt. Hon Ben Wallace @BenWallace70]

The best response to a bully is to stand up to them. The best thing for Europe and the UK to do is to step up, fund our security properly ( not with Treasury tricks and spin) and be prepared to use all means possible to ensure Putin fails in Ukraine. 1/2

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

@Ben__RS Ageing with grace

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

I can't say anything about Maggie Smith that hasn't already been said a thousand times over. She was a true legend and in her own words:

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

Absolutely incredible! I am so so happy to have seen the Northern Lights, from my own garden of all places!

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

Introduced some friends to the 1999 Alice in Wonderland TV film. Having seen it so many times, I didn't quite anticipate how weird they thought it was. Safe to say, I found their reactions very amusing

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

At a time of massive net immigration (like now) GDP per head probably tells a better story than overall GDP headline stats. GDP per head fell 0.7% in 2023, which means by end of last year it was lower not just than end-2022 but lower than end-2021. That’s the real economic albatross around Tory necks come the election.

[Gnome Anne May Perceive Me @annethegnome]

FUNGUS IN SPACE!!! 🍄🚀

Equal parts cosmic horror and nature being metal, let's talk about the lichen that grew on the OUTSIDE of the International Space Station!

Get your tea and curl up, because I PROMISE you wanna hear about these fungal cosmonauts 🧑‍🚀
🧵

[Doctor Who @bbcdoctorwho]

Even a warrior as brave as Leela knows when it's time to leave the battlefield... 💥

Louise Jameson returns as Leela in the announcement trailer for #DoctorWho: The Collection - Season 15! 📀

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

@eabhaaa I am eternally young on the outside, a decrepit old man on the inside 😂

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

Interesting read. According to the article, there is enough heat in UK sewage and wastewater to heat up to 1.6 million homes. That's a hefty potential source of energy https://t.co/FbGU4A1ErF

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

Just think of where we could have been had we not decided to abandon investment in nuclear for several decades

[Dr Iain Staffell @iain_staffell]

Where did Britain get its electricity from in 2023?

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️
🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️
🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️
🌬️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️
☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️🌲🌲🌲🌲
🌲🌲🌞🌞🌞🌞🌊⚫️🇫🇷🇫🇷
🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇱🇳🇱🇧🇪

Let's break that down:

Generation:
🔥 Gas: 32%
🌬️ Wind: 29%
☢️ Nuclear: 15%
🌲 Biomass: 6%
🌞 Solar: 4%
🌊 Hydro: 1%
⚫️Coal: 1% ← yes, coal was the smallest source!

Imports:
🇫🇷 France: 6%
🇳🇴 Norway: 3%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 2%
🇧🇪 Belgium: 1%
🇮🇪 Ireland: 0% ← GB was a net exporter to ROI and NI

Explore the data for yourself at Drax Electric Insights: https://t.co/IIyCgqk0Us

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

@PaulJDavison Happy new year!

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

@yagretbigwazak I initially read this as Welsh Health Service 😂

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the Day, because it’s getting closer, is ‘scurryfunge’ (from US dialect): to frenziedly tidy up the house just before guests descend.

[National Energy System Operator @neso_energy]

All I want for Christmas is a new max #Wind generation record 🎅🎄

Today (21 December), wind generated a new high of 21.8GW electricity ⚡ between 8:00-8:30, providing 56% of the generation mix. This breaks the previous record set in January.

We are still waiting for all the data to come through, so this figure might be adjusted slightly.

[Luke @LukeBrandonUK]

Have just spent an hour watching a falcon demolish a pigeon in the garden. Not every day you get to witness a wild bird of prey having lunch

[Doctor Who Minus Context: Competitive Tender Era @WhoMinusContext]

"Pull the lever, Kronk."