Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin hits back at Miliband ‘warm beer’ advice Hospitality The boss of the UK’s best-known pub chain has hit back at Ed Miliband after he issued guidance which sparked concerns that pubs will have to serve warmer beer to keep energy bills down. Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon, told Morning Wire pubs will be swiftly overtaken by supermarkets if they opt to cut [...]
National Wealth Fund to put £28m into carbon capture project A government -backed fund is pledging more than £2 for a carbon capture project. Energy secretary Ed Miliband has said that workers in “Britain’s manufacturing heartlands” will benefit from the investment in the Peak Cluster works. Peak Cluster is working towards a pipeline that will take carbon emissions from cement and lime companies in the [...]
Energy secretary decries Labour’s ambition to de-carbonise the UK electricity grid as ‘pure politics’ ENERGY Speaking at international affairs think-tank Chatham House, Coutinho denied accusations from journalists and the audience that energy policy was being used as a political football and insisted the conservative road map was based on facts.