America’s new Net Zero realism will make it ever richer – will our Government muster the courage for the U-turn
Time to choose
AMERICA’S new Net Zero realism will make it ever richer. Will our Government muster the courage for the U-turn WE need to stave off decline?
Donald Trump has quit the Paris climate deal, saying “drill, baby, drill”.
His country thrives on home-grown energy — including gas from fracking and vast amounts of oil — with billsfor families and firms a fraction of ours.
And while other oil-rich nations are also ramping up production, we are saddled with an eco zealot Energy Secretary winding down North Sea drilling to rely mostly on unreliable wind and solar.
Even if Ed Miliband ended our emissions overnight it would represent a negligible cut to the global total.
And the idea that Britain must set an example is absurdly egocentric. No major nation will follow us down this ruinous road.
Miliband tells himself his mission will trigger an economic boom. It’s fiction.
We strongly support Rachel Reeves’ reported plans to expand Heathrow and Gatwick and build other major projects. But how can she square them with her colleagues’ green obsessions? She can’t.
No10 must take the Chancellor’s side.
Rapidly developing our infrastructure after years of paralysis is the only sane option to avoid being left behind in the global economic race.
Climate myopia is a deadweight.
Amazon crime
THE failure to stop Axel Rudakubana long before the Southport horror is bad enough.
How could a teenager with a violence conviction amass a deadly arsenal and the ingredients for Ricin from Amazon?
The web giant also indirectly sold chemicals used in the 2017 Manchester bombing. Why are its checks so feeble?
While the PM’s tightening of the law is welcome, Amazon must also review its procedures and what it allows for sale.
The public inquiry, meanwhile, must probe exactly what scrutiny was given to Rudakubana before Prevent wrongly decided he was no terrorist.
“Lone wolf” killers have long been a problem, even those seemingly without overt ideology.
A change to contempt of court restrictions must be considered too. They are too narrow for the social media age.
The information vacuum after the girls’ horrific murders allowed rumours, true and false, to spread like wildfire — and ultimately triggered rioting.
A few crucial facts would not have prejudiced Rudakubana’s trial.
Britain’s independent reviewer of terrorism laws Jonathan Hall KC says “it is hard to see why more information couldn’t have been given to the public”.
He’s right.
Poor Pauline
PAULINE Quirke is a gem.
A fabulous, big-hearted comic actress, always dedicated to helping others. Her dementia diagnosis is heartbreaking.
Pauline, we wish you every ounce of luck.