https://twitter.com/GoodwinMJ/status/1184465365956550666?s=19

It wasn't proffitable is more fair to say

Tfw even 18 year olds hate Corbyn

Purely economically I mean

Ah

To be honest, we had more of an ideological / moral reason for the Empire

We saw it as our duty to uplift and civilise those under our control

I mean. America is doing a neocolonial empire

Time will tell if that works any better

ehh the motive varied quite widely on where and when your talking about

It was certainly true for Africa

Initially it was slaves, then it became that.

eg. In India it was mainly about wealth but in Africa it was more for morals

esp. for slavery

Yep

But there was usually at least 1 eye on more material concerns

Fuel a roaring economy, it makes sense

If not economically it was to dab on the other Europeans

Keep the gears oiled.

Most of the British empire was "i don't actually want this I just want you to not have it"

Or some regional commander doing something spicy because he was bored

Thats how the Zulu wars started

Also how Japan took Manchuria

https://leftfootforward.org/2019/10/why-saturdays-brexit-march-could-change-the-course-of-politics/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/porn-block-uk-ban-government-bill-website-delay-sex-a9158396.html?utm_source=reddit.com

``On Saturday, at noon, hundreds of thousands – led by students and young people – will come together for one of the biggest and most important protests this country has ever seen. ``

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https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/uk-renewables-out-generate-fossil-fuels-for-an-entire-quarter/ @PureEvilPie YES

Something which should have been in our strategic reviews YEARS ago

pornblock is boomer technology

it really is

it isn't gonna stop kids from seeing it

problem is all renewables except nuclear and hydro suck

at the moment at least.

Wind isn't that bad tbh

Moving us towards renewables is good anyway

For multiple reasons

in terms of kwh per dollar it is, admitedly it isn't the nightmare solar is

@ShardS while nuclear isn't renewable, you're not wrong

and has more room for improvement

And for wind and solar you will need new infrastructure which can store power for when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing

And the UK can be the hub for that improvement