UK DOGE has urged Starmer to swiftly move forward with cutting aid funding to wasteful projects, such as renewable energy schemes in Lesotho and sustainable cooking programs. Though clearly that message has fallen on deaf ears…
Fresh off the back of a trip to Cape Town, UK climate envoy Rachel Kyte has today announced a whopping £330,000 ‘support’ package to reform South Africa’s Wholesale Electricity Market and help the country “achieve emissions reductions and provide the energy needed”. Taxpayer cash is going to the Energy Council of South Africa to pay for “consultants to analyse and inform the next stages” to “clarify risks“, and “identify legal gaps” in its energy transition. For that, you could:
The taxpayer may have a view on which should be prioritised. UK DOGE recommends costs are cut here…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”