Net zero crunch time
The net zero electricity targets in the UK are fast-approaching. On current policies, there is little chance that we get there by 2035, let alone Labour’s 2030. UK energy infrastructure is not designe...
20 Jun 202311min
Borrowing to save the planet
The government would have us believe that not only can we get to net zero in electricity by 2035, but that it won’t cost very much. All the green investment needed will be paid for through borrowing, ...
25 Apr 202311min
Parallel universes - climate science versus climate reality
The science on climate change is pretty clear and not new. The latest IPPC report is pretty dire in its predictions, but our understanding of the science is not new – it has been around since the 19th...
29 Mar 202315min
Getting real about Britain’s contribution to tackling global warming
What role can the UK seriously can play in tackling climate change? The “delusion of grandeur” we have been led to believe is that we can do it all. This delusion is falling away – when it comes to gr...
14 Mar 202310min
The great subsidy game
Getting to net zero is necessary but it will not be cheap. Everyone is clamouring for government subsidies: steel, battery factories, offshore wind, farmers, and customers and SMEs hit by high energy ...
6 Mar 202311min
Labour's five missions
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition, has come up with his five missions to match Rishi Sunak’s five pledges. But taking a look at two specifically – the highest sustained economic growth in the G7 ...
24 Feb 202312min
The UK privatisation experiment - a success or not?
What was privatisation really all about? Its advocates thought private sector meant efficiency, versus the failing, inefficient, public sector entities. But now looking at our neighbours in Europe - f...
14 Feb 202310min
The consequences of living beyond our means
While each of the current challenges in our core services (NHS, Royal Mail, water, rail, etc) may have has its own explanations, causes and proposed fixes, together they ultimately add up to a systemi...
13 Jan 202312min
