Managing costs, appeasing consumers, and diversifying our energy supply are all crucial to ensuring the target can be met with voters’ consent.
When the Chancellor has to sub you two hundred quid to keep the lights, some fresh ideas are needed.
Backing traditional industries is very far from the electoral liability that strategists fear.
It has realistic alternatives to coal: the challenge is how to get there. It’s one that the UK can help to meet.
What then went wrong for Honda is down to the bit that governments can’t help with: making things people actually want.
Kwarteng needs to be confident that the company’s electric plan for Ellesmere Port looks credible before committing taxpayer money.
Even post-Covid transport patterns will not change the need for this infrastructure.
It’s critical for it to consult with consumers and industry experts before making big decisions.
Whilst I find the present curtailment of my personal right to roam frustrating, I reluctantly sympathise.
It may deliver better value than other mega-projects – more ‘levelling up’ across the UK and perhaps even help preserve the union itself.
The Rolls-Royce concept has the potential to plug a gap in the UK’s low-carbon power requirements.
With Westminster, Holyrood, and City Hall all setting overlapping rules, confusion and expense are sure to follow.
The Scottish Nationalists’ electoral performance is at risk of coming to resemble the Scottish football team’s. Might there be a rebellion?
Do X per cent of voters really switch once they’ve read Y leaflets, resulting in Z per cent more wins in key marginals?
There are several different revenue models, but the best avoid knee-jerk levies in favour of long-term surety.