
Dad, Husband, EV Driver, Runner with @WallsendHAC since 2014 (9 x Mara& 1 x Ultra) Former resident of Stirling (05-09) and Versailles FR (15-16)
Backworth, England
Joined January 2009
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Joe Colligan retweeted
I find it amazing that the UK, an island off mainland europe, managed to build up car manufacturing to the point where it rivalled Germany in 2016.
That was pretty good going for the UK.
Then the Brexit vote hit and killed it.
The decline of the British car industry came in two Brexit stages.
1. Uncertainty post-referendum weakened the industry
2. Trade arrangements that replaced EU membership did lasting damage.
ukandeu.ac.uk/from-pace-sett…
Joe Colligan retweeted
Being 10x more involved with your kid than your parents ever were with you, while somehow feeling 100x more guilty about falling short, is the official millennial parenting experience.
Joe Colligan retweeted
The Govt saying we must drill more fossil fuels so we can use the tax revenues to fund the green transition is about as logical as a doctor telling you to smoke 2 packs a day to raise the money for your lung transplant
You don’t put out a fire by pouring on more fuel 🔥#Jackdaw
Joe Colligan retweeted
Well, I suppose this is the new normal for the foreseeable…
Yesterday we spent over £32 million on gas to replace wind energy that we couldn't get to the right place.
Joe Colligan retweeted
One of the best short documentaries I've seen explaining why the energy transition is no longer just about generation, it's about the grid and, increasingly, storage. #SWB #Bettrification #EnergyTransition
Key takeaways:
• Britain doesn't have a wind problem, it has a transmission problem. Scotland produces more wind power than the grid can carry south.
• Consumers pay twice: wind farms are paid to switch off while gas plants are paid to switch on elsewhere.
• Batteries are scaling rapidly but there still isn't enough storage to absorb surplus renewable energy during major grid constraints.
• The solution is clear: more transmission, more batteries, more flexible demand like EV charging and AI data centres, and smarter market design.
The lesson extends far beyond Britain. Curtailment isn't a failure of renewables, it's evidence they're growing faster than the rest of the system. The answer isn't less wind and solar, it's accelerating the infrastructure around them.
Joe Colligan retweeted
You know what's worse than a lazy employee? A high performer who has stopped caring. Corporate life has a funny way of turning ambitious people into people who just want to go home.
Joe Colligan retweeted
The 5 am club is undefeated
All my successful, consistent clients go to bed at 10 pm and wake up at 5 am to hit the gym
Do with this what you wish
Said it before….I’ll say it AGAIN:
If you work a 9-5, you’ve got a spouse, you’ve got kids, etc.
Building the gym into your AM (pre work) schedule may be the ONLY WAY to raise your adherence to where it needs to be to drive meaningful/sustainable results
Better to just accept this and act accordingly than it is to fight it for years and years to the tune of little-no progress
Joe Colligan retweeted
One day you're young, wild and free. The next day you're into air fryers, clubcards and going to bed early.
Joe Colligan retweeted
IT’S #FREIDAY!!!! 🍻
Time to #giveaway two cases of #Alkoholfrei 😊
Simply #repost for your chance to #win 🍻
Winner announced at 5pm(ish) today - GOOD LUCK 🍻
Joe Colligan retweeted
Bollocks to eating nuts, the squirrels in Scotland gorge themselves on Tunnock’s Caramel Wafers. 🏴
Joe Colligan retweeted
Replying to @afneil @cicero6666
Reinforces does it not, the madness of sourcing all our transport energy from one source - oil. The prevailing beauty of an alternative EV solution is the variety of electrical energy sources from oil, nuclear, wind, wave and solar. The madness of a cycle of “oil crisis’ must surely stop and both the Ukrainian and Iranian turmoil reiterates this need.
EV is as much about supporting a lower cost of living and energy security as it is about achieving net zero.
Joe Colligan retweeted
Just watching an old documentary tonight, something about data centers, ai and robots.
Joe Colligan retweeted
Just seen a post from Tynemouth RNLI on FB .. one of their team is doing the Great North Run (half marathon) in full inshore kit. He had set a target of £1,000, and the current total is £14,984, plus Gift Aid. Good British people are NOT represented by masked guys in balaclavas.
Joe Colligan retweeted
Nine jets above Newcastle for the Great North Run today🏃♂️
#RedArrows | #GNR45 | #Newcastle | #GNR | #GreatNorthRun
Joe Colligan retweeted
"Listen to your body"
My body at 8:00 AM on a workday:
- Quit immediately
- Disappear off the grid
- Befriend the crows
- Return to nature





























