While both candidates have committed to tackling climate change in some form, neither has been as forthright in their support for Net Zero as the current government.
For starters, a leader with integrity, a reasonably competent Cabinet, a less divisive tone, a new seriousness of purpose on policy and, in particular, some pragmatism on Europe.
The evidence is clear to our residents everywhere they look – new flood alleviation schemes, new sports facilities, digital connectivity, and free bus travel over seasonal weekends.
Research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows that 23,545 union officials in the public sector cost taxpayers nearly £100 million in facility time last year.
It needs to pull the help it has already provided into an account that shows the scale of the adjustment we are going through.
“The Treasury Finance Ministry view of the world isn’t about structural reform to increase the productive capacity of the economy.”
As one Cabinet Minister put it to me recently, the Treasury has never been interested in growth, just in collecting taxes.
To prevent many countryside seats turning yellow at the next election, the Government must communicate its environmental message more effectively.
Though it’s hard to see how he can find a seat before the next general election – given the hazardous nature of by-elections.
The Government needs to trust the people more and resort to rule-making less. This Queen’s speech should set that tone.
As Bright Blue’s new report outlines, we can use tax as a tool to help reach a wide set of economic, social, and environmental goals.
Right-wing commentators and MPs pinning their hopes on a crusade against green levies will be shocked to find voters support the Government’s ambitions.
The plan does not focus on the future of motoring taxes, or on the broader issue of electricity supply.
Conservative leadership has meant transport spending in the West Midlands has already increased seven-fold. But there is still more to do.
The transition to clean energy is necessary, given continuing our reliance on fossil fuels would mean an insecure, unaffordable, and unsustainable energy system.