James Oswald

British engineer: designs/ invents new energy systems and likes difficult failure investigations

[James Oswald @spiralos]

World population: 1% UK, 99% other. Put that in your business plan and smoke it.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

We need to abolish inheritance tax and property stamp duty tax in the UK. They bring in £8B and £14B and create damaging obstacles to economic and social activity. Income tax brings in £220B. Concentrate on that one instead.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@timspector I think the latest Zoe podcast is dreadful. You gave a platform to a chocolate salesman and he disguised himself as a scientist. Is Zoe about science or snake oil sales?

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@timspector If you want to eat 30 plants a week, you could consider cut comb honey, it has pollen in from many more than 30 plants. (Yes, traces of). It’s not just sugar. #beekeeping

[James Oswald @spiralos]

The bottom of this Dutch page explains why I can not buy parts for my bike from Holland. The EU imposes equally stupid rules on my tiny violin exports to the EU. Can we have competent government please? https://t.co/jNTbI5wDyJ

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@JohnHyde1982 On day 156 Gareth Jenkins asks lawyers for guidance and they totally failed him. English law seems broken.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

After days or watching #postofficeinquiry, I coming to have great sympathy with technical expert Gareth Jenkins who did what he was asked by lawyers, it’s just that lawyers didn’t understand what they were dealing with.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

Coby Cartwright managed 100 Pars in a day yesterday for Motor Neurone Disease @CosbyGolfClub Herculean task. https://t.co/DgyKfh71aN

[James Oswald @spiralos]

I walked off hole 11 @CosbyGolfClub at 07:20 having been with Coby & Jake for 18 holes. Coby is trying to achieve 100 pars in a day. It’s tough , it’s fun , please support. He managed 12 pars in first round. Go guys!

[James Oswald @spiralos]

Wife currently sitting with #OFSTED getting their assessment of the university’s work. It’s spank bottom time, make no mistake. Pitiful.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

The past office drove employees to suicude. #OFSTED the same. Wife currently with them, what will become of her ?

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@1goodtern Michael Gove said he would be happy to see schools making a profit. Well these do.

[simon dale @simondale11]

Well fucking done @GillianKeegan You absolute disgrace.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@OctopusEnergy They typically do it when the difference between supply and demand is tight. It’s not currently tight, there is massive wind output.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

⁦@OctopusEnergy⁩ Why are you running a saving session (today 17:00 to 18:00) when wind turbine output is 37% of national demand. Are you testing the customers for marketing purposes or ? https://t.co/CfRJIjGFg5

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@CarlBovisNature Supper.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@RevRichardColes @CarlBovisNature Leatherjackets are the larvae of the Cranefly, also known as Daddy Long Legs. The birds are drilling holes in our putting greens to eat atm.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@metoffice Can you please remove your weather warning for the Midlands. There is no wind, no lightening, no rain, and no rain on your radar map until afternoon. Please stop exaggerating risk and leave people to get on with their lives.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

I’ve done a run of 1lb spring honey. It’s £7.50 each. Yes, I know that’s 50p more than last year. Blame the Russians, oh yes, the Russians.

[James Oswald @spiralos]

@capitalismandf1 @nicholaraihani @HermanPontzer When I cycled 150 miles per week, I ate more. All cyclists know this is essential or you bonk.