War of the words: Starmer's blog and Reform UK's quango policy
JUN 3, 202618 MIN
War of the words: Starmer's blog and Reform UK's quango policy
JUN 3, 202618 MIN
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<p>In the last week blog posts and essays have been published by the former Labour leader, Sir Tony Blair, and prime minister Sir Keir Starmer – along with potential contenders for the top job – over the future of Labour policy, including on net zero. </p><br><p>Blair has called for the government to shift to the “radical centre” and remove those parts of the net-zero agenda which “prioritise clean energy over cheaper energy”.</p><br><p>Meanwhile, Reform UK has also been publishing detail on its own plans for government – including what it thinks of arm’s-length bodies like Natural England.</p><br><p>In this week’s ECO Chamber host James Agyepong-Parsons speaks with ENDS Report deputy editor Tess Colley to find out how the prime minister responded to Blair’s intervention, what’s at stake in this battle of the blogs – and what you need to know from Reform UK’s policy documents. </p><br><p><strong>PLUS </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The ‘hundreds’ of dead sharks found on <a href="https://www.endsreport.com/article/1959739/hundreds-dead-sharks-found-welsh-beaches-most-likely-due-ghost-nets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Welsh beaches</a></li><li>A new charter signed to protect the <a href="https://www.endsreport.com/article/1959395/councils-sign-charter-protect-wye-catchment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wye catchment</a></li><li>And the Scottish salmon farm fined <a href="https://www.endsreport.com/article/1959632/salmon-farm-fined-70000-breaching-f-gas-regulations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">£70,000</a> over F-gas regulations</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The ECO Chamber is brought to you by journalists at ENDS Report.</p><br><p><br></p>
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