Net zero, Tony to Sir Kier

Daily Telegraph
Daniel Martin
Deputy Political Editor
29 April 2025 2:47pm BST
Sir Tony Blair has attacked Sir Keir Starmer’s net zero plans and called for a radical reset of the Government’s green agenda.
The former prime minister said it was wrong that people were “being asked to make financial sacrifices and changes in lifestyle when they know that their impact on global emissions is minimal”.
In a significant intervention, he said politicians must face the “inconvenient facts” which show that any strategy based on phasing out fossil fuels was “doomed to fail”.
Sir Tony has been advising the Prime Minister in an informal capacity since he won the election last year.
It comes as Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, faces mounting questions about his green strategy a day after Spain and Portugal were plunged into a nationwide power cut blamed by experts on a reliance on renewable energy.
The former Labour leader’s language echoes that of Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, who has said the Government’s 2050 net zero commitments are not possible.

Good !!!!

Good old Tony

But will our Palestinian loving, by trade, Human Rights Lawyer, Prime Minister, listen to Tony Blair ?

No...because he is an ass-hole....similarly is the other tool who opened the floodgates to immigrants and euro dead- Legs.

Not a bad description BB but I can think of lot worse.

Well yes, yon Tony let in the EU immigrants, but I suppose as we were in the EU at the time, he had no choice in the matter, except that if he had been given the choice in 2004, he would probably have chosen to let them in anyway, because he was such an ardent admirer of the EU.

I only know that as a result of Labour's policies my eldest daughter has informed me today that she has been made redundant, something she never feared happening under the fourteen years of the previous govenment,

They are no longer the party for "working" people and time that some realised the fact!

Owd Codger...until the Muppets of Wigan and across the land stop voting for a lost cause...it will never end... Come on Nigel...save us FFS...

A few of the muppets kept coming on here when the Tories were in power but seemed to have disappeared over recent weeks.

Sir Kiers doing a grand job slowly getting on top of the Tory mess keep them miserable Tories whinging for another 4 years

kier starmer has wiped the floor with the conservatives every question time, if thats the best they have got the reform party will be laughing what aload of tossers

What world are you two living in when labour are on the verge getting a battering from even it's own supporters in both Council elections and parliamentory bye elections?

OC we are both happy the way the countrys being run now i suggest you you join the labour party you will be a much happier person if thats possible it may help your miserable disposition . have a nice day

surfer tom

Do you ever read the news as thousands of Labour voters are far from happy with the way the country is being run in only nine months of power.

But I supposed when you have been in hibernation for a while, you are out of touch with reality!

I think he,s lost the use of his chuckle muscle 4 long years of moaning to come