Philip Hobcraft

GWR Operations

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@bbctms The sustained brand of cricket has been more interesting than the last 50 years win or lose (not many draws) and comes from a laisse faire mment style which has freed them up. It has its quid pro quo, but ffs Aggers u cant have your TMS cake and eat it.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@ArchRose90 Of those 121 "business leaders", wonder how many think 'what a complete bellend i was'. We told u so.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@IanDarke Not sure what game u were watching?

[A View From Yorkshire @models_by_Russ]

Dear Prime Minister & Energy Secretary,

We hope this finds you warm. Not metaphorically warm — actually warm. As in, central heating on without having to remortgage the house.

Because out here in the wilds of Ordinary Britain™, we’ve developed a new hobby: staring at the thermostat like it’s a slot machine.

Will it go up?
Will it bankrupt us?
Who knows. Spin again.

Now, forgive us simple folk, but we’re slightly confused.

We’re sat on North Sea oil and gas. It’s there. Under the sea. Not imaginary. Not theoretical. Not powered by positive thinking and recycled conference lanyards.

And yet the national strategy appears to be:
1.Don’t drill it.
2.Import it.
https://t.co/UF4qLNDNUi more for it.
4.Look surprised when bills explode.

It’s a bold plan. Very avant-garde. Almost performance art.

Meanwhile, every time fuel prices twitch, petrol stations react like someone’s shouted “fire” in a theatre. Prices up faster than a minister’s expenses claim. Oddly, they never drop with the same Olympic enthusiasm. Must be gravity working differently in Britain.

We’re told another wind farm will fix it. Another turbine. Another “long-term strategy.”

Now don’t get us wrong — wind is lovely. Very breezy. Excellent for drying washing. But when it’s minus three and the grid’s wobbling like a jelly at a church raffle, we’d quite like something a bit more… reliable.

Energy policy shouldn’t feel like we’re betting the house on a weather app.

Here’s the uncomfortable bit: ordinary people are cutting back. Pensioners choosing between heating and eating. Families watching fuel costs creep up while wages politely stay seated.

And from Westminster we get speeches. Targets. Pledges. Strongly worded enthusiasm.

We don’t need enthusiasm.
We need affordable energy.
Preferably sourced from the resources we already have.

It’s not radical. It’s not extremist. It’s not anti-planet to acknowledge that until storage technology catches up and renewables can carry the load alone, turning off domestic supply while importing foreign supply at a premium is… financially acrobatic.

The North Sea isn’t a moral failing. It’s an asset.
Using it sensibly while transitioning responsibly isn’t betrayal. It’s common sense.

Ordinary taxpayers aren’t asking for miracles.
We’re just asking not to be collateral damage in a PowerPoint presentation.

So here’s a humble suggestion:

Warm homes first.
Affordable fuel first.
Energy security first.

Then — by all means — save the world.

Yours in mild hypothermia and rising direct debits,

The People Who Actually Pay The Bills

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@KemiBadenoch Worry not. These retards have made sure Labour never forms another govt and exposed socialism for what is. Student politics.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@MrJamesMay Could u definitively update your list as originally on TG, all those years ago. Ie purple dinasaurs, neon signs in window etc. ?

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@afneil As for the 4 big hydroelectric dams, mostly paid ( fortune) by govt to be on "standby" in case its too windy / not windy enough or there is a surge in grid usage. Does it get any greener than existing HEP? FFS he is a halfwit.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@trussliz @RobertJenrick Surely the flaw was the capital requirement panic after financial crisis (Brown), lest it should happen again. Exposure to gilts instead of cash, revealed some shit positioning and general dismay prompting B of E to create a self fulfilling negative outlook for neo liberalism.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@JamesMelville And the 4 big UK HEP stations mostly owned by the French are paid a fortune to be on "standby" to regulate the grid if its raining or too windy / not windy for solar/wind to work. The man is a total halfwit. It doesnt get greener than hydroelectricity.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@cjlsmith87 @SkyCricket Stokes injured, then Jacks bats 7 is the scenario to cover balance (without Bashir). Or bats 8 as no woakes, also without Bashir. Possibly Surrey bias over Ahmed but they not made many bad calls this group. Curran would have done that job too.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@henrywinter Classic fantasy league stuff Henry, one good game / move clubs and all the hyperbole ensues. U had Trent as best right back on the planet not that long ago, now he's in your stiffs?

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@TfL If u dont like the benefits and hours fuck off and do something else instead. Thought not.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@benonwine No, Gordon Clown did. Sold all the gold at the lows and ramped up tax spend when he took over. Proper socialist. Failed ideology.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@henrywinter Thought Newcastle's midfield 3 would make a good back row? Wirtz must be thinking wtf is this?

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@GWRHelp @ProstateUK Have walked further when your trains dont run.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@henrywinter U got half of that right. Surely PSG with wins over city ars villa and pens v liverpool from the "strongest league in depth" says enough. How many ars players will u cobble into your prem league team of season?

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@GWRHelp Village. First day of summer...

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@henrywinter How many Ars players u going to fit into your team of year Henry. Clue, The best right forward is not in your team and picking 4 centre backs like last year no good. 433 or 4231 please.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@benonwine There are 10s of 1000s of european nationals who work in the uk, play plenty of tax and contribute and still dont get a vote after years of living here. Some of the candidates selected by all the parties in the uk have totally halfwitted personal views.

[Philip Hobcraft @PHobcraft]

@henrywinter @talkSPORT Love all the halfwit replies. Prem league now has very decent middle order teams, u just dont get that in any other euro league who just roll over.