Wind-break taxes more like.

Usual lefty governmental bo||ocks, worrying about the size of the cake and not how to increase it. It’s lies to say the market hasnt worked – how can it? You stupid buggers in Whitehall wont let them build more capacity!!

For years we’ve known North Sea gas was running out – and done nothing about it.

For years we’ve known the coal fired power stations were going to be shut down by the EU eco-facists – and done nothing about it.

For years we’ve known the most of the nukes were going to be shut down – and done nothing about it.

For years sensible folk have known that windmills are not the answer (no matter how heavily you subsidise them) – and done nothing about it.

Only now when there’s not enough time to actually build ANYTHING in time to stop the blackouts does NuLieBore and its pet quango get off its fat collective arse. Too bloody late mates – the lights are going out.

The (really obvious and simple) solution is to build nukes, lots of them starting now with no planning enquiries/delays. We might also need some coal stations as well ‘cos they’re quicker to build. Again, ignore the eco-facists start now with no planning enquiries/delays. We’ll also have to fudge the closure dates on some of the existing capacity to keep the lights on anyway….and I dont want to hear a peep from the eco-facists, it’s your problem numpties!! Just f***ing do it!!

‘those tories are going to scrap useless quangocrats like us…if we get our hands on something really chunky we can get away with pretending we are not a bunch of hot air wibble merchants after all’

What isn’t working is Government, not the energy markets.

It’s like the banking crisis being talked up as a failure of capitalism. What capitalism?

It is a distraction. A lie. Intentional misdirection from the organ that caused the problems – the State – and to pretend that the solution to the problem is more State.

This country seems hellbent on reproducing Atlas Shrugged for real, so I recommend you read it and take the appropriate precautions.

Surely the question is not what they were thinking, but whether they were ‘thinking’ at all?

Personal power, control, status. Ambitions fulfilled. Bigger departments, more people to boss around. Being wined and dined by fawning lobbyists and industry bosses. Direct access to ministers maybe even cabinet secretaries or if the gods are smiling the PM himself.