UKJohn Bew: we are almost at “break glass moment” for energy and industrial policyThe respected historian, John Bew, has warned that Britain is nearing a “break glass moment” across domestic policy, including energy. A former adviser to four successive UK prime ministers, including Keir Starmer, Bew argues we must urgently rebuild the foundations of national hard power. He has said the world order is changing and Britain must abandon the Davos consensus. Miliband launches new £15bn energy efficiency planSolar panels will be fitted on all new houses and heat pumps installed in nearly half a million homes every year under sweeping plans unveiled by Ed Miliband. The Energy Secretary on Wednesday launched a £15bn green energy plan to fit solar panels, heat pumps, insulation and double glazing to five million homes for people on low incomes – all at taxpayers’ expense. Writing in The Spectator, Ross Clark describes it as good news for “cowboy builders”. UK car industry faces sharp declineThe UK's car industry could face a sharp decline unless ministers urgently change course on electric vehicle rules, a major new report has warned. Government policy has been driving investment out of Britain and putting hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk across the automotive sector, with UK vehicle production having fallen by more than a third over the past decade. One major barrier highlighted is Britain's sky-high industrial electricity costs, which the report authors described as a "fundamental obstacle" to investment. Dale Vince pulls plug on electric airlineA leading Labour donor has pulled the plug on plans to launch the world’s first all-electric airline. Dale Vince’s Ecojet is being wound up after the net zero tycoon withdrew all investment from the project, which had promised to become the “flag carrier for green Britain”.
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