17 May 2017
Less Macquarie and more like Welsh Water? The Conservative manifesto has just been published. The Labour Party Manifesto has been published and sets out plans to renationalise the water companies. The Labour Party announced plans to re-nationalise the UK water industry if elected to power after the general election on 8 June. Its manifesto, published 16 […]
16 May 2017
Corbyn’s green vision wins: leaked manifesto promises huge environmental gains The Ecologist Blog A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party’s draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our […]
29 Sep 2016
Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, Barry Gardiner MP, Shadow Energy Minister said: “Before he was sacked, George Osborne managed to pass what he proudly referred to as “the most generous tax regime for shale gas anywhere in the world”. Well that will change under Labour.” The MP told the conference that there are technical […]
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