No matter how confident you are in your opinions, it’s always good when others come out of the woodwork to support your point of view.   I’ve been batting on for some time about the threat to Britain’s energy security which is posed by our government’s over-reliance on wind (driven by EU renewables targets).  I believe that

Tim Montgomerie has highlighted some of the American political adverts around the debate of energy security and energy independence. It is a fascinating area of policy in the states, and probably should be more of a debate in the UK too. There is of course a free market argument to be made against the ideas of the videos featured, but free markets don't tend to be at the forefront of the minds of

One of the big arguments of the climate change lobby is that environmental and energy security concerns lead us to the same conclusions. Nigel Lawson took issue with this recently in an exchange of views with Oliver Letwin. He noted...

Scotland needs to consider creating a new generation of nuclear power plants to ensure energy security, according to business leaders.

A little heralded passage in a document published by the Cabinet Office last March set out the stark but unarguable facts: …the rising priority of energy security will increase the potential for disputes and conflict. Countries including China and Russia are already making control of energy supply a foreign policy priority. Like climate change, competition for energy is a global challenge i...

The news agency Reuters is recording a "top EU bureaucrat" telling a meeting at the Royal United Services Institute that climate change represents such a threat to global security it must be at the heart of European Union foreign policy, much as energy security is now. This is Helga Schmid, director of the policy unit of the European Council, expressing her views, which included a statement that, ...

Responding to the outcome of today’s EU summit on Russia, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said: “By linking the postponement of further talks on economic and political co-operation to Russia’s aggression, the EU has signalled that it’s prepared to take serious action. “The big test now will be its collective stance on energy co-operation. “There is a danger t...

Disturbing signs again today that Labour seems to "get it" on Energy security, while my Conservative colleagues continue to flounder about in a parallel renewables universe. Having praised the Energy Minister, Malcolm Wicks, twice this month for his common sense words on our energy security of supply (the deeds remain to be enacted), I am now forced to turn to his boss in the Department of

Readers may have noticed that we have been "banging on" a little about energy issues. The reasons, however, are obvious. Not only does the national interest in this area put us in direct conflict with the "colleagues" in Brussels, we could also say, "Energy security is fundamental to our existence as an independent, democratic, free state." In fact, we do not need to say that. It has been said for...

Visiting an offshore energy farm in the North Sea today, Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg will warn that Britain’s energy security is under severe threat as a result of the Government’s disintegrating energy policy, which will lead to an ever-increasing dependence on vulnerable foreign energy supplies. Setting out Liberal Democrat proposals to secure energy independence for Britain,...