The prime minister has now pledged to scrap policies that would force landlords to upgrade energy efficiency in their homes, after pressure from landlords about the costs of doing so, but said the government would “encourage” households to carry out the work.
“This appears to be yet another U-turn that could lead to higher bills just like the prime minister’s decision last week to roll back landlord insulation standards that could leave renters paying an additional £8bn on energy bills,” energy analyst Jess Ralston at non-profit group the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit says. The UK is often described as having some of the oldest and least energy efficient housing in Europe.
Jo Cox was murdered by a fascist wasn’t she? What kind of warning are you talking about?
Yeah indeed, and there was the London Riots too.
The warning is simple, by sheer weight of numbers the people hold the power, and violent insurrection against those that hold that power is a resort the people have.
The Capitol Insurrection in the US is just another example of it, they were militarised by Trump.
Point being, politicians always have to try and balance our view because of these warnings. Revolutions aren’t pleasant.
Just Stop Oil are already given a bad rap in the press, and these policy flips aren’t going to help. I wouldn’t be surprised if these policies lead to more extreme protests in the future.