Labour's shameful u-turn on its £28bn green investment pledge has been met with some sharp words from Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer...
"A different approach through tax reforms, in particular by introducing a wealth tax on the super-rich, could help pay for the green transition. There is more than enough money in the economy to pay for this. Indeed, the Green party would go further and faster, investing at least double what Labour originally pledged, so we can turbo charge the transition to a green economy.
"Greens recognise that investing in a green future will provide people with economic, social and environmental security. By decarbonising industry, insulating buildings, and ramping up renewable energy infrastructure, the UK can drastically reduce emissions, cut household bills and create new, good quality, well-paid and secure jobs in every corner of the country."
There is more substance in Denyer's words than in all of Rachel Reeve's hot air and vacuity over recent months.
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Carla Denyer goes on rubbish Labour's pro-business credentials...
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"Just as the president of the British Chambers of Commerce calls on the next government to make the transition to a green economy its number one priority, Labour decides to shred their £28bn green investment plan. This is a massive backward step – for the climate, for the economy and for jobs.
"This U-turn will push businesses into taking their investment elsewhere – especially to the EU and US where green investment plans are being rolled out – and threatens thousands of potential exciting new job opportunities. The UK’s future prosperity is dependent on greening our economy and that requires large scale investment.
"While the Tories have broken Britain and left the country’s finances in a dire state, Labour can choose whether or not to have this 'fiscal inheritance' as a millstone around their neck."
"Investing in this secure future is a political choice. By ditching its green investment plan, and making a series of other U-turns, Labour has clearly signalled that it is turning its back on a fairer, greener future. It is clear we are going to need a group of Green MPs in parliament after the next election pushing whoever forms the next government to do the right thing."
If we're lucky, the Green Party could have four MPs returned in the coming election, Denyer among them. Elsewhere, where we are only standing paper candidates with little or no campaigning, I personally will find it well-nigh impossible to encourage voters to choose any other party, given how utterly shit they all are.
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