Seems ConDems have crashed down south as expected with Labour making pretty big gains. 

Be interesting to see how things pan out in Scotland but presumably given it is STV there won't be any councils where a party has overall control.  Apparently heading for the lowest turnout in years up here but then you'd hardly know there was an election on where I stay.  No posters or billboards and I only got one leaflet through my door which was Tory, which is bizarre given in my ward I'd imagine they'd do well to get even 4th on 1st preference never mind get anywhere near a seat.

 

Don't suppose it means much so far away from a GE but already had Tory MPs demanding Callmedave is more right wing after UKIP success in the south and comedy figure Lebit Opik demanding Nick Clegg resigns as leader of the Lib Dems (but seemingly stay on as Deputy PM).

Also glad to see that so far nobody has voted in favour of Mayors in various English cities. Total waste of time and money and nothing more than a celebrity driven ego trip (see B. Johnston and K. Livingston)

1 hour ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

He did.  He and DD loved an argument about trans women.

For the avoidance of doubt and to calm existing DT users nerves, poor Donsdafts passing was nothing to do with Mason. 

It didn't get that heated.

Ha that’s a shame, never knew he was of that opinion, but I don’t think this thread wasn’t about when he used to post here. 

Funnily enough, one thing me and donsdaft were in complete agreement on, was our dislike of Kenny McLean 

Im starting to warm to him  

Has anyone gained from the budget?

I work in oil and was hoping for a bit of good news, but sadly nothing.

I reckon I'll be out of a job soon.

Can see Aberdeen really suffering in the coming years. I don't remember seeing the industry this quiet in my years working in it and have seen a few slumps.

 

19 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Has anyone gained from the budget?

I work in oil and was hoping for a bit of good news, but sadly nothing.

I reckon I'll be out of a job soon.

Can see Aberdeen really suffering in the coming years. I don't remember seeing the industry this quiet in my years working in it and have seen a few slumps.

 

Is there much transition to alternative energy technologies happening in ABZ? 

There’s plenty of it happening with technologies that are easily transferable (e.g. ROVs). Less so on drilling, production equipment, etc.

Companies doing subsea construction, inspection, maintenance, etc, are likely to be coping a lot better than the traditional O&G service companies.

Although even then everyone is struggling as the wind market is in the toilet also. A lot of the investment in offshore wind comes from oil companies trying to (or appearing to try to) diversify into clean energies but there seems to be a reluctance to invest more if the returns from oil production is drying up or being heavily taxed.

Next 6 months are going to be grim for the city.

12 minutes ago, Slim said:

There’s plenty of it happening with technologies that are easily transferable (e.g. ROVs). Less so on drilling, production equipment, etc.

Companies doing subsea construction, inspection, maintenance, etc, are likely to be coping a lot better than the traditional O&G service companies.

Although even then everyone is struggling as the wind market is in the toilet also. A lot of the investment in offshore wind comes from oil companies trying to (or appearing to try to) diversify into clean energies but there seems to be a reluctance to invest more if the returns from oil production is drying up or being heavily taxed.

Next 6 months are going to be grim for the city.

Aye, 2026 is going to be a grim year.

Yesterdays budget will likely see a huge amount of jobs lost in the coming months.

A lot of renewable companies are in England and the central belt in Scotland, as Aberdeen took their eye off the ball and didn't diversify quick enough.

Oil was always going to end, but didn't think it would be so quick and sudden.

it will become very apparent, very quickly, that this is going to be a disaster for Aberdeen, but the UK will still be importing oil & gas from other countries for years to come.

A bit like what we did with coal back in the 80s.

I'm so glad I steered my sons away from the industry, althought it will be more than just oil workers that will suffer.

 

GB Energy to save the day.

😂

The reporting on this Sandie Peggie case is wild. I’m not sure she understands the judgement - she’s an arsehole

 

2 hours ago, Mason89 said:

The reporting on this Sandie Peggie case is wild. I’m not sure she understands the judgement - she’s an arsehole

 

Just don't read it. I don't know who she is. I have a vague idea, I think, but could be way wrong and feel that looking her up would put me in a worse position than not knowing who she is. I do like her name though, it feels like it should be a rhyming slang, or a euphemism for a sex act. 

2 minutes ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

Fucking kir’caddy

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5395451/kirkcaldy-nazi-salute-photo/

Hope these aren’t the kids Mason is relying on to fix the world…

Their faces are covered, they could be any age.

They’ll like the dressing up more than the politics. It’s the same as the Aberdeen stop the boats mob. Trying to be edgy & looking absolutely tragic

I’ll worry about it more if they’re still doing it in their 20s.

21 minutes ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

its teenagers, probably with the odd overage weirdo who hangs round every ultra group

The one that hangs about the Aberdeen lot is especially weird. They’ll work that out soon enough 

5 hours ago, Mason89 said:

The one that hangs about the Aberdeen lot is especially weird. They’ll work that out soon enough 

There is more than one of them.

I just recently discovered who one is, who sits amongst the Ultras.

No surprises that these same guys are part of the protectors of the nation brigade, outside the asylum hotels.

Sad behaviour and for the watching.

8 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Their faces are covered, they could be any age.

 

8 hours ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

It was a 16 yo charged

look at the photie - those holding the flag barely look five foot

its teenagers, probably with the odd overage weirdo who hangs round every ultra group

I was taking the piss out of @Mason89's assertion that everything will be fine once the boomers are gone. It's very clear they are teenagers.

You were supposed to imagine a group of baby boomers in the image instead.

To me that pic is no different from a Reform Party event, other than the fact the purple rinse mob at those things are waaay more dangerous 

Handing in your voting rights when you claim your pension, would make the uk are far better place to live 

Keir came out swinging this morning & said absolutely nothing 

Sensible grown up politics from the adults in the room 

1 hour ago, Mason89 said:

Keir came out swinging this morning & said absolutely nothing 

Sensible grown up politics from the adults in the room 

America pretty much owns Europe and the UK. There is very little Starmer or any of them can do in this situation, as they aren't dealing with a rational regime.

We won't even have the sense to take steps now that would stop this sort of shyte happening in the future. We are too wedded to the US and will always believe Russia and China are the real menace.  

 

 

 

There’s plenty of options that could be done. Doing nothing isn’t one of them. 

1 hour ago, Mason89 said:

There’s plenty of options that could be done. Doing nothing isn’t one of them. 

Name one thing or more, that Starmer could have done that would have made a difference to this nonsense?

5 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Name one thing or more, that Starmer could have done that would have made a difference to this nonsense?

He could’ve went on tv and wiped his big bare arse on the Stars and Stripes. 

11 minutes ago, Mason89 said:

He could’ve went on tv and wiped his big bare arse on the Stars and Stripes. 

We're more of a "jobby in the post" nation. 

11 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

We're more of a "jobby in the post" nation. 

Reminds me of the time when the sinister minister, the Rev Mike McCurry, was blaming Aberdeen fans for sending him dead rats in the post 

I can’t remember who it was but someone on the old site was blaming Royal Mail saying ‘they were alive when I posted them’ 

47 minutes ago, Mason89 said:

Reminds me of the time when the sinister minister, the Rev Mike McCurry, was blaming Aberdeen fans for sending him dead rats in the post 

I can’t remember who it was but someone on the old site was blaming Royal Mail saying ‘they were alive when I posted them’ 

Was that him who said "I couldn't give Aberdeen a penalty because I would have had to send Barry Ferguson off"?

As if sending that wee rat-faced chump off is a contravention of the Laws of the Game.

5 minutes ago, swaddon said:

Was that him who said "I couldn't give Aberdeen a penalty because I would have had to send Barry Ferguson off"?

As if sending that wee rat-faced chump off is a contravention of the Laws of the Game.

Yep, the very one. 
 

https://youtu.be/TBUC9tvxyWU?si=QlqbuaVyu6mCRzaX

3 hours ago, Mason89 said:

He could’ve went on tv and wiped his big bare arse on the Stars and Stripes. 

I Would go along with that.

The yanks are very precious about their flags. Remember when Sinead O'connor burnt one on stage many years ago?

 

Still wouldn't change anything sadly.

Keith is only thinking on how to keep the 'special  relationship', special.

America can take Greenland tomorrow and fuck all the UK or the UK can do about it.

Edited January 19Jan 19 by TheDonbytheDee

6 hours ago, Mason89 said:

There’s plenty of options that could be done. Doing nothing isn’t one of them. 

Doing nothing is always a good option. The PM should try it more often, then he wouldn't make a mess of everything.

Edited January 19Jan 19 by Jupiter