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Net zero needs to be a bigger issue
According to the polls once again the Green Party will poll badly. There is little appetite for their attacks on cars, gas boilers, industrial activities in the U.K. and the domestic oil and gas industry.
The Conservatives have been changing their policy, accepting that the public is not willing to...Read More »
What does a growth policy look like?
Labour, Conservative and Reform on 80% of the vote want a growth policy. Greens and Lib Dem’s are not so sure.
So what do we think of the ideas for growth?
Taxation
Countries grow faster that set lower tax rates. Ireland has shown how to hoover up overseas investment by setting a low...Read More »
Unpopular parties could get a bad result for the U.K.
The latest polls show around 41% wanting Labour, down on the start of the campaign. 38% want Conservative or Reform. So one fifth of the electorate wants something different, two fifths want Labour and the two fifths of a Conservative nature are having a row about policy and who should...Read More »
Great Brexit wins
8 years on from the Brexit vote let us celebrate the great Brexit wins.
By far and away the most important is we are now free to make our own decisions through elections and Parliament. The fact that so far governments have made little use of this cannot take away from...Read More »
The Supreme Court sets an energy policy
The Supreme Court judgement which says anyone wishing to extract oil and gas in the U.K. or any licensing or planning authority wishing to let them has to consider the CO 2 burning those fuels is a bad call.
The truth is this country is going to need large amounts of...Read More »