# great british (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover great british. Page: Feed: --- ## [Lewes derailment site to reopen at end of month](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/20-lewes-derailment-site-to-reopen.html) _2026-08-20 · Railnews - Latest News_ The section of line between Haywards Heath and Lewes which has been closed by the derailment of a Southern train to Eastbourne since 13 August will reopen on 1 September, Network Rail has announced. Thirty people on board the train were injured, two of them seriously, and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch is continuing to analyse the evidence. Work is currently underway removing the three… ## [The forecast is the easy part](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/the-forecast-is-the-easy-part) _2026-08-20 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ People keep asking me how hard it is to predict what the grid will do. The harder questions are what it did yesterday, and whether a megawatt-hour made in Caithness is the same thing as one made in Kent. Part two of what demand means on the GB grid. ## ['Rough riding' reported at site of Lewes derailment](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/19-rough-riding-reported-at-site.html) _2026-08-19 · Railnews - Latest News_ Rough riding had been reported at the site near Lewes where a train from London to Eastbourne became derailed on 13 August. The last three vehicles left the rails and overturned in a field by the line. Thirty people were injured, and of these 20 required hospital treatment. Two of them were seriously hurt. ## [Virgin set to compete with Eurostar and Trenitalia on HS1](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/18-virgin-set-to-compete-with.html) _2026-08-18 · Railnews - Latest News_ Virgin Trains has made a significant step towards running international services, because the Office of Rail and Road has given preliminary approval for a new framework track access agreement through the Channel Tunnel. The move is set to spark serious competition on international services, because Trenitalia has announced plans to launch trains from London to the continent in 2029, while Eurostar… ## [Disruption expected into next week after derailments](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/17-disruption-expected-into-next-week.html) _2026-08-17 · Railnews - Latest News_ Two derailments last week have left lines blocked in Sussex and Essex. Inspectors from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch have been examining the evidence from both sites, and there has been speculation that the very hot weather may have been a factor. National Rail has also reported problems with overhead wires on the East Coast Main Line. ## [The Great British heat annuity](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/the-great-british-heat-annuity) _2026-08-17 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ 'Heat or eat' is back, and No.10's answer is a block tariff. Something bolder: Great British Energy installs the heat pump against the value of the home — and guarantees warmth for life. ## [Investigators work to find 'root cause' of Lewes derailment](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/14-investigators-work-to-find-root.html) _2026-08-14 · Railnews - Latest News_ Greater Thameslink Railway interim CEO John Whitehurst says the root cause of last night’s derailment near Lewes will be the subject of an ‘open investigation’. Twenty people were injured in the crash, two of them seriously, when the three trailing cars of a Southern train became derailed and overturned in a lineside field. ## [What is demand, exactly?](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/what-is-demand-exactly) _2026-08-13 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ Britain publishes several numbers for how much electricity it is using. None of them measures quite what you would think, and a growing share of what they describe is no longer measured at all. ## [Hot weather causes reductions, but EMR improves](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/13-hot-weather-causes-reductions-but.html) _2026-08-13 · Railnews - Latest News_ The number of trains running on some routes has been reduced because of the very hot weather, but there was better news from East Midlands Railway, which is planning to restore some of the services which were axed in response to problems with the new Class 810 Aurora fleet as well as the established Class 222 Meridians. EMR said some intercity services withdrawn last month will be running again… ## [PM hints at rail fare reforms ahead](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/12-pm-hints-at-rail-fare.html) _2026-08-12 · Railnews - Latest News_ The Prime Minister has hinted that he is ready to reform rail fares. Regulated rail fares in England were frozen until next March by the government of Andy Burnham’s predecessor Sir Keir Starmer. ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NK2HNymQrsxb) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [CIRO sets out Great British Railways priorities](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/11-ciro-sets-out-great-british.html) _2026-08-11 · Railnews - Latest News_ The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators has warned that Great British Railways will need to respect local devolution while also maintaining a consistent approach throughout the country. In a new report, CIRO has set out its objectives for the organisation. CIRO says it recognises the ‘significant opportunities’ presented by bringing track and train closer together under a single… ## [Italian operator to compete through Channel Tunnel](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/10-italian-operator-to-compete-through.html) _2026-08-10 · Railnews - Latest News_ The Italian operator Trenitalia has unveiled plans to launch services between London and Paris in 2029. Trenitalia said it has ordered 19 high speed trains from Hitachi. ## [Younger batteries think older solar is a cheap date](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/younger-batteries-think-older-solar) _2026-08-10 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ Or cheap rent / grid queue jumping? What does storage really want from Britain's solar farms? ## [Trains return after Manchester power cut](http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2026/08/07-trains-return-after-manchester-power.html) _2026-08-07 · Railnews - Latest News_ Most trains in north west England are running again this morning, following yesterday's power cut in Manchester. This affected the Rail Operating Centre, where back up systems did not step in immediately. Network Rail is now investigating why its power contingency plan did not work as it should. ## [Britain's best start to a year for wind and sun — and the 6.5 TWh we threw away](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/britains-best-start-to-a-year-for) _2026-08-06 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ GB wind and solar both set year-to-date records in 2026. Counting them properly means adding back embedded generation, adding back curtailment, and not trusting the series most people reach for. ## [Great British Stock Ideas! - August 2026](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-august) _2026-08-05 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 24 write-ups on UK equities ## [Not all CfDs are created equal](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/not-all-cfds-are-created-equal) _2026-08-03 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ Britain's contracts for difference paid out £1.37bn in the first half of 2026. The average tells you almost nothing about any of it. ## [Voluntary Frequency Response (VFR)](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/voluntary-frequency-response-vfr) _2026-07-31 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ A request for comments, before I write any code: one rule to make a home battery a good grid citizen ## [Europe's hydro drought has moved north](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/europes-hydro-drought-has-moved-north) _2026-07-29 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ Reservoirs are near decade lows in the Nordics and decade highs in Iberia — 2026 is 2022 turned upside down, and prices are following the water ## [Blame it on the sunshine](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/blame-it-on-the-sunshine) _2026-07-29 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ When the frequency broke on 23 June, demand was running above NESO's forecast. Air conditioning and AI cooling were blamed — five summers of settlement data show where/what the cooling load is, and whether climate change is accelerating its impact ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zvPdwH96KHvo) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Don't Rush to Buy Plug-in Solar](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/dont-rush-to-the-bank-holiday-sales) _2026-07-27 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ Plug-in solar is finally legal — and still the wrong thing to buy. The battery is the story, and it's waiting on the regulator, not the engineers. ## [Grid Supply Point Archetypes](https://dispatches.kilowatts.io/p/bottom-feeding) _2026-07-23 · Ben · dispatches.kilowatts.io_ The grid was built to flow top-down. In the countryside it's started flowing bottom-up — and that's what the operator now has to forecast. ## [Great British Stock Ideas! - July 2026](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-july-2026) _2026-07-04 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 25 write-ups on UK equities ## [Why UK Media Regulation Fails Everyone, Scotland Most of All](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/why-uk-media-regulation-fails-everyone) _2026-06-18 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ UK media regulation is a patchwork nobody designed, and Scotland has no power over any of it. ## [Labour's Social Media Ban: Politics Not Child Protection](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/labours-social-media-ban-politics) _2026-06-15 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ Banning YouTube for under-16s while ignoring the BBC isn't child safety policy. It's an admission that Ofcom has failed, and that parents' votes matter more than children's welfare. ## [Scottish in Name Only – the Truth behind London Parties](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/scottish-in-name-only-the-truth-behind) _2026-06-07 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ Some of Scotland's biggest parties aren't Scottish at all: they're London operations in disguise. Here's why every Scottish voter should care. ## [The BBC: For Everyone in the UK (Except Scotland)](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/the-bbc-for-everyone-in-the-uk-except) _2026-06-03 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ The BBC's commitment to serving all of the UK looks impressive on paper. In practice, it rarely makes it past the English border. ## [Great British Stock Ideas! - June 2026](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-june-2026) _2026-06-03 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 24 write-ups on UK equities ## [Scotland just voted for Independence](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/scotland-just-voted-for-independence) _2026-05-13 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ The SNP won again, for the fifth time. The Westminster media called it a decline story. Here's what actually happened in Scotland's Parliament, and why the independence question never went away. ## [Great British Stock Ideas! - Late April 2026](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-may-2026) _2026-04-28 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 25 write-ups on UK equities ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NJAFHYH9C7zs) _2026-04-28 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #32](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-32) _2026-04-03 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 23 write-ups on UK equities ## [Malcolm Offord: The Peer Who Keeps Failing Up](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/malcolm-offord-the-peer-who-keeps) _2026-03-08 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ Malcolm Offord has failed upwards for years. Unelected, unwanted, yet always rewarded with more power. Now he’s reinvented himself again as Reform UK’s Scottish leader. ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #31](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-31) _2026-03-01 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 24 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #30](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-30) _2026-02-01 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 23 write-ups on UK equities ## [Using AI to REMOVE Propaganda](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/using-ai-to-remove-propaganda) _2026-01-11 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ Grok is a great example of an AI designed to give a politically biassed result. But what if you could use AI to remove political bias? ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #29](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-29) _2026-01-01 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 23 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #28](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-28) _2025-12-09 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 22 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #27](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-27) _2025-11-18 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 21 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #26](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-26) _2025-10-28 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 17 write-ups on UK equities ## [British pollsters – and how they get misused](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/british-pollsters-and-how-they-get) _2025-10-27 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ British pollsters present their headline polls for the whole of Great Britain. This hides the politics of all nations except England. Is this a bad thing? ## [Britain Is More Than England—Is Westminster Finally Ready to Admit It?](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/britain-is-more-than-englandis-westminster) _2025-10-16 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ Labour—and the Conservatives before them—have long treated events in England as the only ones that truly matter. Is that finally changing? ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #25](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-25) _2025-09-30 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 23 write-ups on UK equities ## [Scotland’s Independence Dividend – what would you choose?](https://yesinpictures.substack.com/p/scotlands-independence-dividend-what) _2025-09-29 · Scotland Yes in Pictures · Scotland Yes in Pictures_ Scotland would be much better off independent from the UK and back in the EU. What would you put top of your list for funding from an “Independence Dividend”? ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #24](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-24) _2025-09-24 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 17 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #23](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-23) _2025-09-09 · South Sea Investing · British Alpha_ 15 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #22](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-22) _2025-08-20 · British Alpha_ 14 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #21](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-21) _2025-07-29 · British Alpha_ 24 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #20](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-20) _2025-07-16 · British Alpha_ 12 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #19](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-19) _2025-06-25 · British Alpha_ 22 write-ups on UK equities ## [Great British Stock Ideas! #18](https://britishalpha.substack.com/p/great-british-stock-ideas-18) _2025-06-09 · British Alpha_ 18 write-ups on UK equities