"How am I supposed to cook mi' greens without 'lectic?" |
When more than 100 energy companies, charities and
businesses have found it necessary to join forces to warn David Cameron that
Britain is heading for a fuel poverty crisis owing to a failure of Government
policy, you know we are heading for deep trouble!
The energy regulator (Ofgem) has now announced that building
dozens of new gas plants to fill the generation gap looming in 2015 would not
be enough unless a change in energy efficiency resulted in a dramatic fall in
consumption.
Just to rub our noses in in the mire a little further, Tim
Yeo, the Chairman of the Commons energy committee, said that he was worried
that people were not sufficiently aware that higher energy bills were looming.
Now just to remind you, Tim Yeo MP is a director of ITI
Energy, AFC Energy, Eurotunnel and Chairman
of TMO Renewables for which it is reported he was paid £135,970 last year by
three 'green' companies. - Whilst being questioned about
energy prices, he told the BBC: “I personally think that a couple of pounds a
week, maybe rising to almost £3 a week, is a reasonable price for Britain to
achieve a degree of energy security to reduce its total dependence on fossil
fuels and to honour its commitments to cut greenhouse gases.”
“I’ve been concerned
for some time that we are not preparing the public well enough for what is
likely to be further increases in energy prices,” he said.
"I wouldn't have invested in 'em if I didn't think they'd work!" |
So now these wonderful
politicians who have brought about yet another crisis by deliberately running
down the power generating capacity in the UK, have got their heads together and
implemented their solution – fill the land with more windmills and bloody mirrors!
– Brilliant!
At this moment its very cold and very still (as it usually is during cold snaps when high pressure lingers) No number of wind turbines can help at these times.
It is becoming increasingly
obvious that thousands of smart meters are being introduced to limit our use of
electricity. It’s also a way to introduce rolling blackouts (or worse). Admittedly
there’s an increasing emphasis on pushing for more energy efficiency; which makes
economic sense, but the key to a thriving economy is abundance cheap energy
which enables long-term investment in high energy manufacturing. Something that
wind farms and solar fields cannot supply!
"I WOULD! ...IN FACT I DID!" |
In other words,
the Government’s policy is the opposite of what it should be.
I'm not going to
speculate on whether these policies are deliberately wrong or whether it’s just
because we’ve been led by idiots for so long. I’ll let you decide. But sadly
the majority of the electorate is compiled of Labour, Tory and Lib/Dem sheep,
who blindly vote for their party, despite their half-baked policies or disastrous
past performances!
So when the lights start going out, I propose that
non-essential services should lose power first. Starting with Green Party
Headquarters (who incidentally, do not appear to have installed solar panels or
wind powered back up on their Central London Building!) followed by The Palace
of Westminster, (Parliament and the House of Lords) The BBC, Newspapers, any
building containing bureaucrats, plus QUANGOS, and any other building
containing eco-people that peddles ‘Greenness’.
They wanted it, they can have it and welcome!
It seems to me that either the MPs wake up and reject this impending 'green' disaster or the voters must seek parties that will, such as UKIP.
As I've mentioned in previous musings, democracy, like our energy, is rapidly fading away as our leaders strive to please their EU masters. Who knows, perhaps daily blackouts, which now seem inevitable, will be the turning point when the people of Britain finally see the light!
Have you noticed how many new "Public" buildings are built like fortresses, designed to withstand attack?
ReplyDeleteTake the new Media City in Salford.
The BBC studios face the Media centre of Salford University. The university studio facilities are more 'state of the art' than the BBC's and are regularly used by them.
The road between the two buildings is blocked by a barrier which would stop a tank. It is approx 8 foot wide , 5 foot high and 6 foot thick.
Just to stop illegal parking? Think not. And there are apparently no street signs, (shades of WW2), but the areas are colour coded.
So when the long suffering Brits rise up, "They" are ready for us!