For a Prime Minister whose priorities are 'growth, growth, growth', the prospect of ten gleaming 'data centres' on the Northumberland coast is manna from heaven.
Rather tragically, we have Sir Keir Starmer to represent UK interests. You can almost sense the jubilation on the faces of EU negotiators as they eye up our fish and dream up ways to trap Britain.
ROSS CLARK: You can almost sense the jubilation on the faces of EU negotiators as they eye up our fish and dream up ways to trap Britain in their regulatory claws
The Amazon rainforest is often described as 'the lungs of the earth' although, usefully, it does the exact opposite: breathing in carbon dioxide and exhaling oxygen.
ROSS CLARK: Maybe synthetic fuels are the future. But why are our Armed Forces the guinea pigs for this research, and why is it being financed out of the defence budget?
In the week of Donald Trump 's inauguration, never have so many words been uttered by BBC reporters through gritted teeth. One hopes their bosses have a good dental plan.