Some people have sounded the alarm that the UK government, having confirmed a £22 billion budget black hole inherited from their predecessors, is going to ape their austerity measures from circa 2010.
It’s hard to square that with…literally everything else the incoming government has said about energy and climate policy.
You may not like the strategy, but choosing where to put finite resources (and stop feeding White Elephants) is nothing if not strategic - as in, making choices that prioritise the must-have over the nice-to-have.
“Don’t do stupid sh*t” feels a lot more on point. Would I like to incur the wrath of Tom Holland and destroy the subterranean archeology building a tunnel near Stonehenge to save 10 minutes on my A303 journey to Cornwall or would I prefer to invest in solar and wind to get energy independence? [If you’re actually asking this question you’re seriously in the wrong meeting.]
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