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Bishop Hill The cost of green
Sep 14, 2011 Energy: costs Matthew Sinclair was on the Daily Politics today, talking about the cost of the government's mad energy policies.
Word on Twitter is that he was extremely effective in the subsequent studio debate. I'll let you know when it's available.
Reader Comments (9)
This guy was very good. Pulled no punches but calmly and without hysteria or tub thumping. At last some infleunetial voices such as the Taxpayers Alliance and the Daily Mail are waking up to the insanity of the DECC and Huhne.
Look forward to seeing the discussion afterwards.
I think he was on the "One Show" on Monday evening in a group discussion/interview, I have yet to try the iPlayer but I think it should be available.
I'll make an effort to watch tonight, because the only bit of the item I caught was Huhne saying that "renewables" would make electricity costs fall (I think that's what he said). I was distracted by my 2 year old grandson wanting a story so I may be wrong on that.
@sandy
You slighty misheard. Huhne was saying that though prices would inevitably go up, actual bills would fall as we use less of the stuff. Because of better insulation and the like.
Which is an argument for better insulation (makes abstract sense not to fling the hot stuff into the big black darkness of cold cold space too quickly). But is no sort of argument for 'green power', wind farms or anything else.
I'm reasonably covinced that Huhne is actually a psychopath who has somehow become a government minister. And that if SamCam's Papa were not a major beneficiary of the DECC madness, it would have been brough to a halt long ago.........there is no other logical explanation of the turn of events.
As is usual these days, the TV directors assume we can't just sit and listen to somebody talking, so you get all sorts of, sometimes infantile graphics or, as in this case, a silly background, a redundant power station. Net result - can't remember what was said because of the distractions.
The only good news is that the practical problems of green solutions implementation are now being aired.
After film debate:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14918601
Mathew Sinclair gets cut at the end, out of time, weeelll it is the Beeb isn't it
I thought this would cause blowback, and mt thoughts went to Bob Ward as prime suspect. So guess my delight to google this up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14886658
I am simply astounded that something like this managed to get on the BBC at all, in any form. Truly gobsmacked - what's going on? I know it's the Daily Politics but even so .
Oh, and Stirling? I think you'll find that many of our political elite are psychopaths.
I am astounded - yes literally gob smacked!
Are you saying the economy of the UK is too small to have a noticable effect on CO2 emissions?
Now the mighty Australian economy is a pip squeek compared to even the UK.
What on earth is the Orstral'n government thinking about?
They have just tabled 18 different pieces of legleslation into the Australian parliament.
If passed, this will tax certain Australian CO2 emissions (but certainly not all, at all, at all).
We are told that this move is vital to save the world.
It seems that it is more likely designed to maintain the Green Party support for this glorious government of ours, at least for a few more precious days.
(Substitute any adjective of your taste for my ever so polite "glorious" worddy word).
But what is it all about in this fairytale type of world?
Does anybody know anything about the science of climate (or anything else, come to that)?
@sandy
"You slighty misheard. Huhne was saying that though prices would inevitably go up, actual bills would fall as we use less of the stuff. Because of better insulation and the like.
Which is an argument for better insulation (makes abstract sense not to fling the hot stuff into the big black darkness of cold cold space too quickly). But is no sort of argument for 'green power', wind farms or anything else."
Stirling English
I seem to remember back in the late 70's/early 80's that the government was handing out grants hand over fist for old housing stock to have damp courses and loft insulation. I believe they were also available for cavity wall insulation. Most older houses also installed double glazing. Many councils have also installed the cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and double glazing. Building regulations cover all this on new builds.
Where is Huhne going to get his "Better insulation and the like"? I ask because there is so much insulation in my attic that I can no longer store anything up there!