Labour is facing a make-or-break moment when it comes to its new cult, Net Stupid Zero.
This week, Ed Miliband opens his latest renewable energy auction, which allows green developers to bid for lucrative taxpayer-funded contracts.
The eco lobby says the auction, officially titled Allocation Round 7 (AR7), will be the centrepiece of Labour’s plan to decarbonise the grid by 2030, and that this seventh round must be the biggest yet to ‘keep the dream alive’.
But it’s a dream Britain cannot afford. Inflation is rising. Food prices are once again on the up. And families across the country are cutting back – not just on holidays or takeaways, but on essentials.
According to research consultancy More In Common, 60 per cent of Britons list the cost of living as their top concern – and have done so consistently since January last year.
