Kate Devlin UK Political Correspondent Labour have warned a flagship SNP pledge to cut fuel bills in an independent Scotland is “falling apart” after plans to pay for it through European Union funds were not in the White Paper. The £70-worth of savings on the average energy bill was the Read more…
Labour accuses PM of secret deals with big six firms, while charity says cuts to green levies will come at expense of poorest http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/01/david-cameron-energy-bills
A proposed 47 turbine wind farm at Strathy South in the heart of the Caithness and Sutherland Flow Country is being opposed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Its opposition is due to the potential impact the development would have on a range of bird species that are key features of Read more…
SNP ministers have blocked plans for another big windfarm in Moray amid fears that it would put RAF pilots’ lives at risk. Military top brass are becoming increasingly worried about the number of turbines in the region and have told the Scottish Government that a proposed development near Keith could Read more…
Climate-change policies are expected to cost Britain more than £80 billion by the end of the decade, as critics warn that the global-warming industry is spiralling out of control. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/10486223/Britains-85-billion-bill-for-climate-policies.html
On Thursday, George Osborne will make an historic statement to the House of Commons. He will – at long last – announce a cut in ‘green’ levies on our household energy costs to take £50 off an annual bill. http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/debate/article-2516289/A-50-green-energy-tax-cut-good-news-The-bad-news-Britain-foot-300BILLION-eco-2030.html
Lots of MPs earn outside the Commons, and few of them are pursued over the details. What has made the case of TIm Yeo different is that he is the Chairman of a Select Committee (on Energy and Climate Change). http://www.conservativehome.com/parliament/2013/11/yeo-deselection-select-committee-chairmanships-and-money.html