Tories’£9bn fuel duty splurge will leave UK in breach of environmental law,...
Clean air activists and climate campaigners have said Theresa May is failing in her legal duty to tackle climate change, after the PM announced fuel duty will be frozen for the ninth year in a row. The...
View ArticleWe need a new approach to tackling fuel poverty
Matthew Lockwood is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) If Britain today is beginning to feel like a throwback to the early 1990s, with economic growth slowing to a...
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Huhne must do more than talk to help the poor this winter
By Charles Samuda More and more of Britain’s households are unable to meet the rising cost of their fuel bill, and as winter approaches this represents a serious public health issue. The debate over...
View ArticleTransport poverty is hitting the headlines – it’s time for fair thinking on fuel
Earlier this week, Sustrans launched research showing that more than a million people in Wales may struggle to afford to run a car – and that a lack of alternatives is forcing many people to choose...
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Budget 2012: The fossil fuel friendly Mr Osborne
. Clare McNeil is senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Last week’s budget was a fossil fuel friendly one. Aside from a positive mention for renewable energy and...
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Fuel strike dispute: The view from the driver’s cab
. George Osborne was yesterday trying to turn the fuel strike dispute into a battle of wills between the government and trade union bosses. However, this argument is not about ministers or Labour...
View ArticleSadiq Khan is tackling the ‘heat or eat’ cold homes crisis
London is a city governed by plans, strategies, and with a vision document for everything. From the London Plan to the Air Quality Strategy, the Police and Crime Plan to Municipal Waste, it seems...
View ArticleThe Chancellor must have the guts to end the immoral fuel duty freeze
Paul Tuohy is Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport. Almost a year ago, the government set out a bold transport vision that would see a net zero transport system by 2050 with people using...
View ArticleRail fares rise by 2.6% as government set to freeze fuel duty for 10th year
Rail fares are increasing by 2.6% in England and Wales just as the government is set to announce a continued freeze to fuel duty. Train ticket prices are rising above the rate of inflation for the...
View ArticleWera Hobhouse MP: Sustainable aviation fuel is “a game changer for the future...
Wera Hobhouse is the Liberal Democrats’ Climate Change and Transport Spokesperson and MP for Bath The aviation industry must embrace the transition to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) if we are to...
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