Reform UK Declares All-Out Battle Against Rural Net Zero Projects

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Reform UK Declares All-Out Battle Against Rural Net Zero Projects

 

Reform UK has escalated its opposition to net zero policies by vowing to block renewable energy developments in the British countryside, leveraging the party’s newly acquired control of several local councils. Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader and MP for Boston and Skegness, has made it clear that the party intends to wage an aggressive campaign against green infrastructure initiatives, starting in Lincolnshire.

 

“I’m now going to write again to them, saying now that we’ve won these elections, you need to be under no illusion. This is war. We will wage war against you people and your terrible ideas,” Tice told The Telegraph. “If you think that you’re going to do this in the county of Lincolnshire, you are going to regret it. You’re going to waste your money. It’s going to be very painful financially, so you might as well take your money and your daft ideas elsewhere.”

 

Tice’s comments follow Reform UK’s significant gains in the local elections, where the party took control of ten councils. These include eight councils previously held by the Conservatives and others like Durham and Doncaster, which were seized from Labour. In Lincolnshire specifically, Dame Andrea Jenkyns was elected mayor, and the party secured control of the county council, reinforcing its political foothold in the region.

 

According to Tice, Reform UK will use all available legal tools to block renewable projects. “Whether it’s planning blockages, whether it’s judicial reviews, whether it’s lawsuits, whether it’s health and safety notices, we will use every available legal measure to an extreme way in order to frustrate these people,” he declared.

 

The party’s combative stance aligns with earlier statements made by party leader Nigel Farage, who recently urged council employees involved in climate change and diversity initiatives to find “alternative careers very, very quickly.” He also took aim at remote work policies in local government. On social media, party chairman Zia Yusuf echoed this sentiment, stating: “Reform controlled councils will move at great speed to see that all its hiring is merit-based and colour blind. Reform-controlled councils will be where DEI goes to die.”

 

In February, Reform UK outlined its energy policy, which includes introducing taxes on the renewable energy sector and banning the construction of new pylons on land. Instead, Tice advocated for underground cables or rerouting infrastructure offshore around the Wash, claiming this would be “the smarter, quicker thing to do.” He said he had already discussed these ideas with senior National Grid officials, setting the stage for future national policy should Reform achieve broader electoral success.

 

Tice reaffirmed his commitment to derailing green projects: “We will attack these people and these ideas from every angle at every conceivable opportunity. We will attack, we will hinder, we will delay, we will obstruct, we will put every hurdle in your way. It’s going to cost you a fortune, and you’re not going to win. So give up and go away.”

 

Reform’s defiance places it in stark contrast with the Government’s current energy policy. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has prioritized the expansion of solar and wind energy, lifting restrictions on onshore wind projects soon after taking office. However, some dissent exists within the political establishment.

 

Last week, former Prime Minister Tony Blair questioned the current trajectory of net zero efforts, suggesting they were unrealistic given global energy demands. “Any strategy based on either ‘phasing out’ fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,” he said. However, Blair later endorsed Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s approach, with a spokesman for the Tony Blair Institute clarifying: “The UK Government is already pursuing these, and their approach is the right one.”

 

Meanwhile, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has also cast doubt on net zero ambitions, stating last month that achieving the 2050 target is “impossible.”

 

As the political divide over green policy deepens, Reform UK’s gains at the local level may mark the beginning of a broader challenge to Britain’s climate agenda—one that could reshape both countryside landscapes and the national energy debate.

 

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[Chomper Higgot]

Good luck telling landowners who decide they want to install solar energy farms or wind turbines in their land to generate income for their businesses that they can’t do so.

 

Let alone the consequences of putting green energy workers on the dole in regions where well paid work for ordinary working people is hard to find.

 

 

 

 

[JonnyF]

Great news.

 

This net zero nonsense has gone far enough. Way too far in fact. 

 

As Chuck D said. "Shut 'em Down". 

[James105]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Good luck telling landowners who decide they want to install solar energy farms or wind turbines in their land to generate income for their businesses that they can’t do so.

 

Let alone the consequences of putting green energy workers on the dole in regions where well paid work for ordinary working people is hard to find.

 

What phase is this you are in? Denial or bargaining?  

 

I think councils are in charge of planning permission so if a landowner did submit a request to install bird killing monstrosities in their fields then they would need council approval, would they not?