Category: The fight against the destruction of our farms and greenbelt

Rutland, England’s smallest county and one of its most beautiful, is being carved up in the name of Net Zero. Behind the promises of “cheap green power” lies a harder truth: thousands of acres of farmland lost, billions of pounds tied up, and still not enough secure energy to keep the lights on in Oakham,…

If I told you £7 billion was being spent to power Doncaster for the next 40 years, you’d expect: Warm homes every winter. Lower bills for families. Secure, reliable energy for businesses.The truth is very different.South Yorkshire is about to see over £7 billion sunk into giant solar farms and batteries at Fenwick, Whitestone, and…

The Scottish Highlands have long stood as one of the last great wild landscapes of Europe — a place of beauty, history, and fragile ecosystems. But now, under the banner of Net Zero, these lands face an unprecedented assault: hundreds of 190-foot “super pylons” cutting through villages, mountains, and glens. SSE, the power giant that…

1. Energy-Intensive and Petrochemical-Dependent Production Solar panels are marketed as “clean energy,” but their production is anything but clean: High energy input: Manufacturing crystalline silicon panels requires heating quartz to over 2,000°C, a process powered almost exclusively by coal and natural gas in countries like China[^1]. Petrochemicals in manufacturing: Panels rely heavily on plastics, resins,…

By Sh4ne024 Tonight’s big nuclear announcements aren’t just random policy noise — they’re a confession. The government is admitting that Net Zero, as it has been sold to us, is broken. People are waking up. AI forecasts are waking up. And now ministers are scrambling to nuclear because they know they’ve run out of time…

1. Introduction: The Collision of AI and Net Zero Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being hailed as the new industrial revolution. From revolutionising healthcare to transforming defence, logistics, and manufacturing, AI promises a future of rapid change and national competitiveness. But all this depends on one factor above all else: power. Data centres—the factories of the…

When Donald Trump lands in Britain, the headlines will focus on protocol, protests, and diplomacy. But beneath the pageantry, a single message could explode the foundations of Ed Miliband’s energy agenda: artificial intelligence needs reliable power and windmills won’t cut it. Trump has always mocked wind and solar as “unreliable and expensive.” Now, with AI…

“It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.” – Richard Feynman The Climate Change Committee (CCC) likes to present itself as the sober, independent guardian of Britain’s decarbonisation pathway. But beneath the glossy reports and clever charts lies a disturbing…

When Reuters reported on September 11, 2025 that EDF was partnering with Fidra Energy at Thorpe Marsh, the headlines sounded like a triumph: “The whole site will be able to power up to 785,000 homes at peak times.” Energy Secretary Ed Miliband was quick to praise the scheme, calling it “fantastic to see a former…

1. The Brick Wall Farmers, campaigners, and ordinary countryside lovers find themselves hitting the same obstacle time and again. Whether it’s in planning meetings, appeals, or consultations, their voices are ignored. Why? Because the system has already decided: Net Zero trumps everything else. The countryside is no longer seen as a place for food, community,…

Across the English countryside this winter, thousands of farmers are facing a crisis that few outside the agricultural world even know is happening. At the stroke of midnight on 31 December 2025, 5,830 Countryside Stewardship agreements — long-running nature and land management contracts — will end. And this time, there is no safety net. For…

For centuries, Britain has been able to feed itself. Our farms are not just fields; they are the backbone of our economy, our culture, and our survival. But today, almost silently, we are throwing that away. According to a new report from Science for Sustainable Agriculture (SSA), Britain has already lost 771,000 hectares of farmland…

Who Really Runs Britain?It’s not the politicians you vote for. Since Blair rewired our constitution, power has been outsourced to unelected committees and foreign treaties. The Climate Change Act handed control of our energy to the Climate Change Committee, not Parliament. Our borders are ruled by the ECHR and UN conventions, not the British people.…

Public Sentiment A review of dozens of community responses shows unanimous opposition. Residents see the project as a vanity exercise for Net Zero ideology, one that threatens their safety, green space, and wallets – without delivering reliable energy. Key Concerns Raised by Residents 1. Waste of Money / Net Zero Con > “What a complete…

Labour says the UK will be ready to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Ed Miliband calls it “ambitious.” In truth, it’s another Net Zero illusion — an ideological deadline imposed from Westminster, not a choice made by the British people. A Familiar Pattern This is the same story we’ve seen with wind…

This weekend, drivers in North Yorkshire were warned of traffic chaos as a colossal 200-tonne transformer made its slow crawl down the A19 from Teesport Docks to Overton Substation near York.To picture it: the transformer weighs as much as 33 African elephants, and the convoy carrying it stretched nearly 80 metres long. Moving it required…

Boris Johnson Didn’t Just Fail the Conservatives — He Stabbed Britain in the Heart Boris Johnson was never just another politician. He was meant to be the man who restored faith in Britain — who carried the Brexit vote into a new era of national confidence, prosperity, and leadership. Instead, he squandered it. And in…

Introduction (Part D – 2016–2022: The “Green Consensus” Survives Brexit and Austerity) If the Thatcher and Blair years laid the foundations for Britain’s energy straitjacket, and if Gordon Brown locked it into the Treasury’s economic calculus, then the period between 2016 and 2022 revealed just how deeply entrenched this system had become. Brexit was sold…

By , A concerned citizen, Conisbrough Resident & Campaigner A Citizen’s Voice in BirminghamToday, at the Reform UK conference in Birmingham, a motion I submitted as a concerned citizen was carried: To repeal the Climate Change Act 2008. It wasn’t just a procedural motion. It was a call to arms against the destruction of our…