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Britain is in an Energy Emergency. But the Government is FAILING TO ACT. They have no plan, no idea what to do, and they’re leaving us exposed. So today we’re launching The LFG Emergency Energy Bill to SAVE OUR INDUSTRIES and GET BILLS DOWN Here’s how it would get bills down IMMEDIATELY: 1️⃣ SCRAP all levies on energy bills. These stealth taxes on the British people are unnecessarily hiking up their bills by hundreds of pounds. 2️⃣ REOPEN THE NORTH SEA, and directly deploy the tax revenue generated to GET BILLS DOWN. 3️⃣ Stop new CfD contracts and launch an investigation into the system that signed them off. Last year, billpayers paid £1.5 billion for big renewable corporations to THROW ENERGY AWAY. By 2030, it’ll be £8 billion. The existing settlement is a national scandal. 4️⃣ Scrap Clean Power 2030 targets. These needless constraints have pushed civil servants to procure wind at any cost – and at huge expense to the British people. 5️⃣ DITCH the duties of energy regulators, NESO and Ofgem, towards Net Zero goals, so their only focus is to MINIMISE ENERGY COSTS, subject to security of supply. 6️⃣ Hold auctions for connecting to the grid, and directly deploy the revenue generated to GET BILLS DOWN Our Emergency Energy Bill has cross-party support. It is ready to PASS IMMEDIATELY. It does what governments for the past 20 years didn’t – it takes RADICAL ACTION to SAVE OUR INDUSTRIES and GET BILLS DOWN. There’s no excuse. Last week, the US suspended access to some of the world’s leading frontier AI models. Britain is vulnerable - and our energy prices are strangling our national security. We cannot afford to be at the mercy of other countries or events beyond our control any longer. The Government needs to GET BILLS DOWN NOW or explain why they’re still letting this emergency destroy our future. Force Westminster to ACT. Send our Bill to your local MP and sign our letter to the Prime Minister and Ed Miliband. GET BILLS DOWN, NOW!
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Did you know? Hammersmith Bridge has been SHUT to cars for SEVEN years. The council say they need £128 million to do some urgent repairs. If Gov says no, PEDESTRIANS won’t be able to use it. Even if the money is approved, it will still need MORE repairs if it is to survive to 2050. London has a charity set up to fixes bridges worth £1.5 BILLION. If their rules were changed, it could FIX Hammersmith Bridge too. And they’ve changed the rules before. So why not now? Change the rules. Rebuild Hammersmith Bridge. What do you think?
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We need your help to pressure politicians - local and national. Join your local chapter, and become part of LFG 👇 lookingforgrowth.uk/
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Delighted to contribute some words to this essential campaign. We can’t let the NIMBYs and whingers win again! Granton needs that tram!
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"We look around and see a malaise that has characterised a whole generation. In the modern UK, getting a data centre, tram line, or nuclear power plant built seems to take ages, cost a fortune.” ✍️ @alangrantuk in the @heraldscotland heraldscotland.com/news/2670…
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Why are we listening to these whingers?  The people of Edinburgh want to build a new tram, from north to south.  It would serve Granton, one of the city’s poorest areas.  Granton suffers from deprivation, youth unemployment, and joblessness.  But, the plans to build the tram are in peril.  Why? Because of a well-organised group of wealthy NIMBYs who think the old railroad path should not be used for a tram.  It was quite literally BUILT for rail. What’s even worse is that the path wouldn’t be “destroyed”, like they claim. It would still be there.  They are NIMBYs and whingers.  Edinburgh City Council must ignore their lies.  Granton was promised a tram. It’s time to get on with it. What do you think?
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Why are we listening to these whingers?  The people of Edinburgh want to build a new tram, from north to south.  It would serve Granton, one of the city’s poorest areas.  Granton suffers from deprivation, youth unemployment, and joblessness.  But, the plans to build the tram are in peril.  Why? Because of a well-organised group of wealthy NIMBYs who think the old railroad path should not be used for a tram.  It was quite literally BUILT for rail. What’s even worse is that the path wouldn’t be “destroyed”, like they claim. It would still be there.  They are NIMBYs and whingers.  Edinburgh City Council must ignore their lies.  Granton was promised a tram. It’s time to get on with it. What do you think?
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We are THE movement for growth. Get the Edinburgh tram built. No more excuses. No more delays. Get it done. Https://lookingforgrowth.uk/…
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This is why we can’t get anything done. In Rayleigh, plans to build 87 homes were met with 821 objections. 821 objections. Almost ten objections per home. The average age of home ownership is 34.  Young British people deserve a place to live and start a family. Currently they aren't able to. So why were the houses blocked?  Because of a “loss of light”.  “Loss of light” blocked 87 opportunities. This is not more important than allowing British people to live their life. It’s time to just get on with it. Do you agree?
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Join us. We are THE movement for growth. lookingforgrowth.uk/getinvol…
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Yes, there might already be a Bradford - Leeds railway. But not a regular metro service when you have slippery rails. A fifteen minute frequency, now every hour. A tram service would not only offer metro stop spacing, but valuable resilience. Can we build it? Yes we tram.
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Govt snatching defeat from the jaws of victory here. They approved new gas from Jackdaw, as we called for in the @lfg_uk Energy Bill. "BUT THAT'S IT!" they boom now. Mixed messages. Is saving face for Ed Miliband more important than showing pragmatism to the British public??
Britain’s international climate leadership is backed by strong action at home. The Energy Independence Bill is vital to that effort. Delivering warmer homes, lower bills and energy security through clean power we control, and legislating for no new oil and gas licences. This is what leadership on climate and the clean energy transition looks like. gov.uk/government/news/energ…
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Why do politicians choose decline? Because they don't treat any of this with the sense of seriousness or emergency that the country REQUIRES. We don't need sky high costs, and endless delays or decades of documentation. We need action. Parliament is sovereign. End decline.
This is devastatingly bad
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Edinburgh's trams were SHUT DOWN in the 1950s. 20 years ago, the Council APPROVED plans to rebuild the network. It’s STILL not finished. Only part of it was ever built. On the 10th December, councillors can BRING BACK THE TRAM. Time to FINISH the job. Support the campaign 👇
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Edinburgh's trams were SHUT DOWN in the 1950s. 20 years ago, the Council APPROVED plans to rebuild the network. It’s STILL not finished. Only part of it was ever built. On the 10th December, councillors can BRING BACK THE TRAM. Time to FINISH the job. Support the campaign 👇
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In 2019, Notre Dame burnt down.  Just five years later, people were allowed to enter again.  It cost €700 million to fix.  At the time, it was considered impossible. It was done anyway. Parliament is crumbling and desperately needs renovations.  The current quote is almost £40 BILLION and it will take SIXTY-ONE years.  It gets worse…  “Each year of delay adds up to £420 million to the potential lifetime cost of delivering the Programme.”  This is absurd. Parliament must ACT NOW. It should not cost that much. It should not take that long.  A ten year old today could be retired by the time it’s finished.  Notre Dame’s renovation eliminated endless reviews, legal battles, and unnecessary work.  Our Bill does the same. It would slash the cost and GET IT DONE.  We have the ready made solution.  Should they use it?
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Edinburgh's trams were SHUT DOWN in the 1950s. 20 years ago, the Council APPROVED plans to rebuild the network. It’s STILL not finished. Only part of it was ever built. On the 10th December, councillors can BRING BACK THE TRAM. Time to FINISH the job. Support the campaign 👇
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