In Part 1 I argued that Net Zero is the wrong path for the UK. To be clear that does not mean we should not have an environmental plan we definitely need one. Just not the one in place at present. Net Zero is focused on solving worldwide problems , we need instead to focus on our own requirements. For a modern economy energy is its life blood it can also be the source of carbon. So, let’s start with:…
This is a fascinating Twitter thread by Sam Freedman and well worth your time going through. TSE
David Torrance knows his stuff as he is a clerk in the House of Commons library. Is this further proof that Sir Keir Starmer is a very lucky general? TSE Update
How does all this end
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Net Zero, that’s where our bank balances are headed on current trends. According to the OBR it will cost £1.4 trillion to complete Net Zero by 2050, that’s more than 3 times the cost of the COVID emergency, but obviously over a longer timescale. Unfortunately, I don’t believe that’s the full number as our governments ( of any hue ) seems to have an uncanny knack of underestimating both cost and timing. Think of the Millenium Dome, HS2, anything IT;…
Could foreign affairs derail Starmer’s election strategy? TSE
If Sunak is to deny Starmer a majority the vanguard of that is likely to be the 2019 Tory voters who are currently showing up as don’t knows so this analysis from YouGov is very interesting. CCHQ will be analysisng this as well. TSE