{"id":864771,"date":"2026-04-01T11:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/864771\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:53:18","slug":"brexit-disaster-champions-are-now-trying-to-weaponise-energy-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/864771\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Brexit disaster champions are now trying to weaponise energy bills’"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The propaganda remains the same”\"Reform<\/p>\n

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage(Image: Christopher Furlong\/Getty)<\/p>\n

Today’s featured reader letters in our sister print title The Herald.<\/p>\n

Get in touch – tell us what you think. You can comment below or email yoursay@plymouthherald.co.uk<\/a> to be featured.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s pray we don\u2019t get fooled again…<\/p>\n

As I listen to the UK\u2019s political voices of the fossil fuel corporations, Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch, I am reminded of the rock band The Who\u2019s timeless warning, Won\u2019t Get Fooled Again. As once again we are asked to believe in a new, shiny revolution, but scratch the surface, and the propaganda remains the same.<\/p>\n

We were told that Brexit would bring an economic renaissance, yet we are left navigating broken supply chains, rising costs and falling living standards.<\/p>\n

Now, the same voices that championed that disastrous disruption are arguing against the \u2018Net Zero\u2019 target to reduce polluting greenhouse gases and increase clean renewable energy.<\/p>\n

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They are constructing a story that tackling climate change is somehow a poor financial decision that will damage the living standards of working people.<\/p>\n

They use the same \u201ctake back control\u201d rhetoric, attempting to weaponise energy bills to keep us locked into fossil fuel reliance. They talk about how oil from the North Sea will benefit the \u201cordinary UK voter\u201d and they ignore the real benefits of national security from cheaper renewable energy. And let\u2019s not forget they have all received financial support either directly or indirectly from the fossil fuel corporations.<\/p>\n

There is no doubt Farage is clever at tapping into the real concerns of the UK population such as the cost of living, but blaming economic stagnation on renewables is a false connection. They are using this playbook as a new political battleground to distract, for their own political profit.<\/p>\n

They promise that abandoning our climate targets will fix the economy, just as they promised that leaving the EU would increase prosperity. It is a cynical manoeuvre, attacking renewables while offering no realistic solutions for our future.<\/p>\n

The Who\u2019s song warns us that \u201c\u2026the [economic] world will look just the same\u2026\u201d, if we allow the same voices that brought us Brexit to now damage a cleaner and cheaper green future. If we take note of these political sirens we will wake up to the same economic insecurity, but with a hotter and dangerously damaged planet.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026And I\u2019ll get on my knees and pray\u2026We don\u2019t get fooled again\u2026Don\u2019t get fooled again\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

J Shaw<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time to rethink USA visit by our King and Queen<\/p>\n

Just as it was an ill-judged invitation for Donald J Trump to visit the UK some short time ago, it would, under the present offensive climate, be ill-advised for our King and Queen to visit the USA.<\/p>\n

Washington\u2019s ambassador to the UK may spout the dictat of Trump but relationships between a Nato nation of UK and that of an egotist warmonger who considers himself to be adjacent to The Almighty is somewhat inappropriate currently.<\/p>\n

Trump initiated this conflict with Iran \u2013 it is far from over yet, by any stretch of the imagination! He might well have bitten off far more than he can chew! Iran will not forget easily, any more than Ukraine will forget Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n

Bob Gelder<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pink Ribbon Walks help to save lives<\/p>\n

Breast cancer is an issue hugely close to my heart. It has touched my life and the lives of my family profoundly.<\/p>\n

I lost my mum, Cath, to breast cancer when she was just 58 years old. In my acting career, I portrayed the experience of Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale, whose cousin, Chas Dingle is diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/p>\n

As a proud ambassador of Breast Cancer Now, I am thrilled to be taking part in this year\u2019s Pink Ribbon Walk at Chatsworth House on 17 May, where I will meet up with a fantastic community who have also been affected by the disease and walk for everyone who has been impacted by breast cancer.<\/p>\n

The walks are taking place this year on Saturday 18 April at Hampton Court Palace, Saturday 9 May at Blenheim Palace in the Cotswolds, Sunday 17 May at Chatsworth House in the Peak District and Saturday 20 June in Edinburgh\u2019s Holyrood Park.<\/p>\n

This spring, we walk for science, support and solidarity. And we walk to remember the people we\u2019ve lost.<\/p>\n

When Breast Cancer Now first walked in 2005, eight in 10 women in the UK survived breast cancer for five or more years. Now, it\u2019s nine in 10. That\u2019s the power of science and support in action.<\/p>\n

But breast cancer is still the most common cancer in women in the UK. So we\u2019ve still got a long way to go.<\/p>\n

The charity is working towards realising their bold vision that by 2050 everyone diagnosed with breast cancer will live and live well. But to make that happen, we need to act. Now.<\/p>\n

So pull on your boots. Slather on your suncream. And meet us at the start line. Every step you take. Every mile you walk. It all helps fund life-saving science and life-changing support.<\/p>\n

Join Breast Cancer Now\u2019s Pink Ribbon Walk series this spring. And let\u2019s change breast cancer, one step at a time: https:\/\/breastcancernow.org\/prw<\/p>\n

Lisa Riley (Breast Cancer Now ambassador)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“The propaganda remains the same” Reform UK leader Nigel Farage(Image: Christopher Furlong\/Getty) Today’s featured reader letters in our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,6329,16,15],"class_list":["post-864771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brexit","tag-brexit","tag-britain","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-european","tag-european-union","tag-great-britain","tag-letters","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116329316769346519","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}