Yesterday's introduction of the Energy Independence Bill was a key turning point for the UK, marking a huge step towards getting off the rollercoaster of volatile fossil fuel pricing. 📺️ You can hear Polly Billington explain why the EIB is so important below👇️

🚨 We're delighted to announce that @npjgarland.bsky.social is joining LCEF's Advisory Board. Nick is the editor of Progressive Review, and a Senior Research Fellow in IPPR’s Democracy and Politics team. He previously worked as an advisor and speechwriter to Rachel Reeves MP.

Absolutely delighted to be kicking off my time at LCEF. And what a nice, quiet week for it(!) If you’re keen to grab a coffee and talk green transition/grid charging/warm homes and similar, drop me a line.

Absolutely thrilled to have @imogenshaw.bsky.social on board at LCEF, taking over our climate and energy work and no doubt elevating it to new heights. Welcome Imogen! ⭐

27% think government will improve their lives. 23% feel government doesn't care about their communities. But 51% name green space or nature as their favourite thing about where they live - true across Reform to Green voters. More in Common on why parks matter for rebuilding trust: buff.ly/rzEqA5L

Responses from the LCEF team to today's announcements from Ed Miliband at the National Growth Debate. @paulmcnamee.bsky.social @ralphpalmer.bsky.social

At a time when petrol and diesel costs and interest in EVs is soaring, this significant moment that should be used to justify accelerating the EV the transition, not slowing it down as some keep arguing for. A huge opportunity for this Government.

Last week in Scotland, LCEF caught up with Energy Consumers Minister @martinmccluskey.bsky.social on how this government is bringing down bills *and* working on Britain's energy security. Today's announcements cement this government's commitment to our green clean energy future 👇

I have been thinking for weeks about the person in Bexley who won £10 million on the lotto last October and hasn’t realised … only 5 days left

Of course no one from *checks notes* Sudan or Afghanistan could be in genuine danger.

Zack Polanski via Bloomberg: “What would you do differently to Keir Starmer?”. “Well I wouldn’t involve the U.K. in a war and not rely on fossil fuels and transition to green energy and help people with their bills” This is infuriating. He's just described existing Government policy.

Bumper week for energy security and clean energy ! Some big steps forward this week on the governments clean energy mission and industrial strategy - the boss has laid them out in this thread 👇

ICYMI: The UK is getting its first nacelle and hub factory in Scotland! This announcement means we're building out our offshore wind supply chain right at home - important as we start building the turbines from the record-breaking AR7 renewable energy auction. www.vestas.com/en/media/com...

This is not an energy crisis, its an oil and gas crisis. Making the case here for a future of electrification and renewables... and not forgetting nuclear!

Last week we visited a flood defence scheme in Newport, where the Welsh government invested in making businesses and community spaces safer and more secure. Our @alexchitty.bsky.social explains below why these investments into our climate resilience are so important 👇️

it has occurred to me recently that black snot is no longer a thing in London. It used to be a standard feature of a day in town.

Fantastic interview. Everyone should read it:

The Local Power Plan has been making headlines this week, bringing ownership of energy directly to the doorstep of communities and letting the public invest directly in their schools, sports clubs and community assets. You can read all about Labour's plans to bring power to our communities below:

"The Local Power Plan matters not only because it lowers bills and tackles climate change via clean energy projects. It matters because we trust local communities to make the decisions about their own backyards, and to protect that which they hold dear." 👇: labourlist.org/2026/02/the-...

What is the Local Power Plan? ✅Up to £1bn funding for community energy projects ✅Backed by Great British Energy ✅Building wealth and delivering power in our communities to unlock economic growth The Local Power Plan will drive the biggest expansion in community-owned energy in history.

📣Community Groups 📣Sports Clubs 📣Residents Groups I want to work with people across Northampton to deliver the clean energy we need in our town, keeping wealth local. The @labouruk.bsky.social @coopparty.party.coop Local Power Plan gives us that opportunity. Get in contact - how can I help you?

Our Government's Local Power Plan is the biggest expansion of community-owned energy in our country’s history. It puts power back where it belongs: in the hands of local people. Finally, we have a government that trusts communities to shape their own futures. Me for @labourlist.bsky.social 👇

The Local Power Plan puts the wealth offered by energy projects directly in the hands of communities, generating income for local people for decades to come. 📺 Watch Secretary of State Ed Miliband's statement on the Local Power Plan below:

Another huge announcement today from government giving people more control over their energy bills and energy security. £1bn to support community groups and local authorities own and invest in the clean energy they need.

Community energy can lower bills, protect community assets, increase energy security and tackle climate change. Labour's Local Power Plan is a win all round says @melanieonnmp.bsky.social for @politicshome.bsky.social 👏 ✍️ www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

🌹Today we publish the Local Power Plan, the biggest investment in community energy in our history. ✅Up to £1bn funding for projects ✅Backed by Great British Energy ✅Building wealth and power in communities Every community will have the opportunity to benefit.

The Local Power Plan, launched today, includes a £1 billon fund to support local people to generate their own clean energy, and cut their bills, for their schools, sports clubs and community assets. 📻 Hear from Ed Miliband on LBC, on how to get involved with the Plan:

Today, Labour is launching the Local Power Plan, the biggest public investment in community energy projects in our history. For years these projects have faced barriers with little support from Whitehall, but today’s announcement means that reality is no longer. Our Directors' comment 👇

Britain’s biggest ever investment in community energy ⚡️🎉 Our £1bn local power plan will: 🤝 Ensure local areas can own the benefits of the green transition 🇪🇺 Build on models that already work across Europe 📈 Unlock the equivalent of up to three (!) nuclear plants of energy

Still such a remarkable quote www.ft.com/content/085e...

the mad thing is that when Mandelson went on the BBC earlier this month for a grand Sunday geopolitical interview, he knew that the FT knew about the Epstein payments to his husband, and that they were about to come out

Remembering Private Jonathan Kitulagoda 🇬🇧 I am grateful to the Deputy Prime Minster today for taking the time during PMQs to pay respects to Private Jonathan Kitulagoda. Having grown up locally, Jonathan was the first British soldier killed by enemy action in Afghanistan, on this day in 2004.

In 2021, the now Chancellor reminded us that 'kids weren't on their doorsteps banging pots and pans for management consultants'. In this excellent piece, @philtinline.bsky.social makes the case that Whitehall should stop opening the front door for them, too... www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

This Government's groundbreaking Warm Homes Plan is a defining moment for this Parliament - showing that tackling the cost of living crisis goes hand-in-hand with climate ambition. See below for more thoughts from our Directors on why the Warm Homes Plan is a game changer for British bill-payers 👇

Extremely excited by the sheer scale of ambition from today's Warm Homes Plan. It has the potential to be a defining policy moment of this parliment: from immediate impact on fuel poverty, medium-term growth for British industry and jobs, to the long-term reduction in carbon emissions. (1/2)

Today's AR7 results secured a record 8.4GW of offshore wind - the biggest single procurement of offshore wind in British and European history. This is a vote of confidence in the UK’s clean energy future and the direction this gov has set. See below for our Directors' thoughts on this milestone 👇

We are hiring at the Labour Climate and Environment Forum! We're looking for an enthusiastic and politically minded Climate programme manager - ad below. Please share to people you think will be interested and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...

I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom. This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.

Amazing record for the FIFA

I've had two outstanding public service experiences this hols: a new passport within 2 days of application & a prescription ready to pick up within 2 hours of request. Time saved is a key (unmeasured) productivity metric: digital tech makes a huge difference when implemented well.

It is very funny to see Lord Frost writing with such characteristic pomposity on the subject of ‘Silly Sausage Britain’ - and troubling that he seems to have done so off the back of X reactions like these. (@sofiejenkinson.bsky.social is a legend and not at all kitsch.)

Still laughing at this. Cannot imagine a more self-discrediting argument for socialism than “under socialism, you should be able to gesture to your crotch, tell a customer to suck it and keep your job”.

Today's budget marked a significant change for living standards across the UK. With cost of living the most salient issue across voter demographics, LCEF welcomes these measures to bring down fuel poverty and end tax exemptions for the wealthiest amongst us. 👇 LCEF's response below:

"I would make those people stand in front of the tower. I would make them stand and look at it" Building Safety Regulator chair, Andy Roe, asked to respond to commentators who call for the regulator to be axed:

I’m crying www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

One implication. More pressure for Labour to have an offer for progressives starting with the budget. Two main reasons A) As we already knew Progressive defections from Labour in of themselves are clearly real and squeezing Labour, to Plaid in Wales and the Greens more broadly.

Worth noting that the Labour party appears to fully accept the salary threshold definition of "contribution to society", remarkable given its history and voter base (do nurses not contribute to society?)

"It is wrong that people have to leave the communities they grew up in to find well-paid, good jobs" - this is why clean power represents a key industrial opportunity. 📣 See below for our Directors' comments on the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. 👇

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