Drax CEO: Britain needs reliable energy whatever the weather Opinion Britain’s future economic growth and leadership in industries like artificial intelligence depend critically on securing reliable, affordable energy infrastructure and making better use of existing assets, says Will Gardiner Britain needs stronger growth, and the investment and jobs that come with it. The UK has the talent, technology and ambition to become a world leader [...]
Approving Jackdaw is just a distraction from Labour’s obsession with net stupid zero Opinion Labour may have approved the Jackdaw gas field, but it is still set on destroying our industrial base to save the planet. It’s another to engage in unilateral economic disarmament so China can sell us the cars we used to build. We must reverse this madness, licence drilling in the North Sea, and make energy [...]
The good news nobody will tell you: the Great Barrier Reef is refusing to die on schedule Opinion Despite the efforts of an entire PR industry built to predict its demise, the Great Barrier Reef is actually flourishing, says Bjorn Lomborg Australia’s marine scientists recently released their annual audit of the Great Barrier Reef, and it contains news you almost certainly haven’t heard: coral cover held steady or increased across most of the [...]
Richard Tice: A Reform government would scrap EV mandate to save Jaguar Land Rover September 7, 2026 By forcing companies like JLR to wind down profitable internal combustion engine models ahead of true consumer demand, ministers have effectively forced our flagship manufacturer to cut off its own revenue streams, says Richard Tice For decades, Jaguar Land Rover has stood a proud symbol of West Midlands manufacturing might. Yet today, thousands of highly skilled [...]
Khan demands Burnham block Heathrow expansion over net zero September 3, 2026 London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has demanded Andy Burnham to block the Heathrow airport runway expansion on the grounds of net zero. Khan, who has long opposed the construction of a second Heathrow runway, linked the expansion to the effects on climate change including “extreme heatwaves, drought and wildfires”. “The truth is the whole case [...]
Burnham will fail unless he pivots on net zero September 2, 2026 Andy Burnham can’t reindistrialise, create jobs or drive down the cost of living while remaining committed to decarbonisation at any cost, says Joseph Dinnage Andy Burnham has promised a political revolution. Through his programme of devolution, the Prime Minister will apparently create new jobs, reindustrialise Britain and preside over new housing. Very laudable. Though he [...]
Tories say households could save £540 a year by scrapping net zero August 18, 2026 The Conservatives have said that households could save about £540 a year after 2030 if net zero regulations are scrapped with a commitment to make energy as cheap as possible. A report published by centre-right think tank Onward and backed by the Tories said the cost of net zero came to an extra £540 per [...]
Britain should back the North Sea if it wants energy security and net zero August 14, 2026 The UK cannot afford to talk up growth, jobs and energy security while turning its back on the domestic resources it still needs, writes David Whitehouse Britain faces a simple choice. While we still need oil and gas, do we produce more of it here, supporting jobs, investment, energy security and lower production emissions, or [...]
Net zero and DEI targets cut from procurement rules as firms pressed to raise pay and hire NEETs August 5, 2026 Net zero, modern slavery and equality rules are set to be stripped from procurement rules as Andy Burnham’s premiership looks to force firms to prioritise job creation. Several major tenders for government contracts feature a list of “conditions of participation” that require firms to report on net zero, diversity, ESG –environmental, social, and governance for [...]
Rupert Lowe axes pensions triple lock and pledges tax cuts in economic plan August 4, 2026 Rupert Lowe, the hard right leader of the Restore Britain party, has said he would back scrapping the triple lock pension and ordering three-year freezes on departmental budgets. Lowe, who has mainly focused on the issue of immigration since breaking from Reform UK over a year ago, published a pamphlet outlining his new party’s economic [...]