
Chris Whiteside: Why Britain’s first new coal mine for decades should open in the ward I represent
The saga shows how vulnerable Britain’s planning system can be to high profile, articulate pressure groups.
The saga shows how vulnerable Britain’s planning system can be to high profile, articulate pressure groups.
The best way of thinking about it isn’t to fix one’s gaze on direct subsidies, but to look wider – at our failure to turn British ideas into British prosperity.
I’m delighted to have been asked to help set up the new Taskforce for Innovation and Growth through Regulatory Reform.
Very rarely do the stars align in favour of a truly inspiring act of leadership. They are doing so for Border Carbon Adjustment. It just needs a catchier name.
Talk of a new industrial revolution is all well and good, but the spirit that delivered the last one seems long gone.
Not only is it a fuel of the future, but it can help the Government achieve its levelling up agenda.
Extinction Rebellion has polarised discussions on climate change. Organisations like the British Conservation Alliance aim to bring balance back.
Enhancing its domestic production can help “level up” Britain and reduce the carbon footprint from imports.
We need a credible plan to reach net zero by 2050. A great prize is within our grasp, but XR is alienating the public.
While the pandemic has been challenging for the National Grid, it also presents the perfect opportunity for change.
Our priorities were: tackling global climate change, solving Grand Challenges and making the UK the best place in the world to work and to grow a business.
Exciting developments in new technology, carbon credits and alternative fuel sources make the goal achievable.
If the Government does not communicate what is involved on its own terms, and soon, it risks inspiring a new political insurgency.
The battlegrounds of the next election, as well as the wider economy, are being shaped by new technology.
Voters, economic reality and climate change all press for further action. Here’s what we could and should do to make our land even greener and more pleasant.