The government recently announced £200 million ($250 million) of investment to secure the nuclear industry. It’s hoped this will create tens of thousands of jobs in the Cumbrian home of the nuclear submarine program. But the nuclear minister said the government is running to catch up on what should have been done years ago. The […]
We speak to the director of Transgender Trend for her reaction to NHS England’s decision to end the routine prescription of puberty blockers. Net Zero Watch tells us Labour’s plan to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 will inevitably be cancelled. America is set for a rematch of the 2020 election after Donald Trump and […]
A new report warns how the timeframe for Net Zero by 2050 is unrealistic and comes with an astronomical price tag. The report’s author Gordon Hughes, a former World Bank adviser and current Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh, says the Net Zero economy is a wartime economy—it would see British citizens taxed […]
National Insurance will be cut by two pence, but is it enough to revive an ailing economy and reverse opinion polls? A former World Bank adviser tells us people will have to cut out holidays and entertainment to pay for net zero. The chancellor pledges a million pounds toward a memorial for Muslim soldiers who […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Research Professor at London School of Economics, and adviser to NATO and the Ministry of Defence. Gwythian says we are part of a global conflict and there’s an urgent national security need to reinstate Britain’s industries, instead of relying on our antagonists. He explains the folly […]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt rules out big tax cuts this year, but leaves open the possibility of tax cuts in 2024. The energy secretary says it’s immoral to impoverish people to achieve net zero in the UK, when emissions are rising abroad. Sweden turns to nuclear energy—a major shift for the country considered the EU champion […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Sir John Curtice, polling expert and Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University. Sir John discusses what the polls are telling us about the next election, Net Zero, immigration, and Scottish independence. He also talks about the ongoing challenges of mass polling and why pollsters sometimes get things completely wrong.
The government’s climate adviser calls it “wishful thinking,” but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insists the UK can still hit net zero in time after he made changes to key green measures. As the NHS waiting list is at a record high, private healthcare is on the rise. King Charles is on his first state visit […]
The prime minister scales down net zero commitments, setting back the ban on new petrol and diesel cars by five years. Inflation drops more than expected, but price rises for food are still in the double digits. Home Secretary Suella Braverman says the planned rollout of end-to-end encryption for Facebook and Instagram will create “safe […]
In a significant shift in policy, Rishi Sunak has scaled down the UK’s Net Zero plans. He said the climate change commitments will fundamentally change Britain, but that the previous approach placed too many costs on already hard-pressed families.
How much will achieving net zero by 2050 pinch pockets? The net zero goals are touted as a way to avert the impacts of climate change by decarbonising our economy. But meeting these goals is expected to cost the world hundreds of trillions of dollars. To look at the impact on the average household, NTD […]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland apologised over a major data breach involving the details of thousands of officers and staff. An expert told us that net zero policies will create a modern version of medieval Europe where only the wealthy can holiday abroad. Is sex education content being hidden from parents? One concerned parent […]
What could Net Zero mean in practice? The average family may not be able to go abroad on holiday, as long-distance travel is energy intensive and green technologies to power planes won’t exist on a mass scale. A Net Zero critic said this will limit people to a form of modern feudalism.
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Andrew Montford, author and director of Net Zero Watch. Andrew talks about the impact on our lives of the complete transformation of society needed to meet government carbon emission targets. And explains that even if Western countries did meet their Net Zero targets, it would make little difference without […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Lois Perry, broadcaster and director of CAR26, an organisation that campaigns for informed analysis of climate issues. Lois talks about how upcoming green measures will affect ordinary people, why wind farms have not been the green solution to our energy needs, and her life as an outspoken critic of […]
French President Emmanuel Macron’s comment on Taiwan drew international backlash. We discuss how much of a threat the Chinese regime poses to the island. A government-funded project advocates a period of “Absolute Zero” to achieve net zero climate goals. It would involve heavily reducing car use and closing all airports by 2050. We speak to […]
The government unveils new policies to hit its net-zero targets. We hear from an expert who predicts they will end in failure. Scotland’s new First Minister Humza Yousaf’s very first Questions at the Scottish Parliament was disrupted several times by protesters. Russia arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal, accusing him of spying for Washington.
Scots are facing steep costs to meet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Net Zero goals. We speak to a Scottish Tory MSP. Around 100,000 civil servants will go on strike on Feb. 1 after talks with the government failed to make any progress. We hear from Katharine Birbalsingh, dubbed “Britain’s strictest headmistress,” about how the values […]
