It just makes me so angry, that for the past few years, the government has been beholden to the craven green lobby, and that odd little teenage Greta Thunberg who should have stayed at school instead of helping to create a ludicrous situation where the West has become dependent on Russia for our energy […] Other than the completely mad extremists like [Extinction Rebellion] and Insulate Britain, there is now wide acceptance that the UK must become energy independent. In 2022, the cost of living crisis trumps the so-called climate emergency which will be tackled over the next two decades with new technology and gradual change that doesn’t cripple our economy. Sadly the mistakes made by giving into the green lobby mean the financial pain in the short term is likely to be catastrophic actually, especially for the families and businesses hit hard by two years of unnecessary lockdowns.