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Right Wing Watch Newsletter: Localism in the Local Elections
For this week’s newsletter I traveled to Essex to talk to a local independent party challenging the Tories.
Institute of Economic Affairs denies that fossil fuel funding affects its opposition to taxing oil company profits
The free market think tank says we shouldn’t tax oil companies more as BP and Shell announced record profits
The Institute of Economic Affairs is promoting NHS privatisation again
IEA’s Head of Media said the British public was out of love with the NHS and recommended “market based reforms”.
The government’s energy strategy fails to address both the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency
‘The government has produced an energy strategy which has ignored the overwhelming evidence detailing the harm caused by extractive industries’.
Tory tug of war over Net Zero as Net Zero Scrutiny Group ‘grows in number’
Tory pressure groups in parliament who support and oppose the government’s Net Zero targets are both increasing their support.
Shell accused of eyeing crude profit in possible Cambo oil field U-turn
By re-entering the controversial oil development project, Shell would ‘stand to gain billions in the midst of wartime price hikes.’
How US think tank the Heritage Foundation influences the Conservative Party
Oliver Dowden went to give a speech about ‘cancel culture’ this week to an organisation that wants to ban books they disagree with.
Mike Buckley: Next 12 months are vital for Alok Sharma and UK’s impact on the climate crisis
‘Keir Starmer should hold Sharma to account and ask him to update both Parliament and the public on progress made between this COP and the next.’
How climate sceptic groups are linked to attempts to take control of the National Trust
The National Trust has a range of policies designed to reduce carbon emissions. These could come under threat.