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21.10.2022 - 12:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The chaos surrounding the UK Government is not only bad for the economy, but potentially disastrous for the environment, a leading West Lothian businessman has said.
Prime Minister Liz Truss dramatically resigned yesterday and financial experts have warned that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faces “scary” decisions on spending after undoing swathes of his predecessor’s tax cuts.
Mr Hunt reversed £32 billion of cuts from the mini-budget to try to balance the government’s books but must find billions more in savings.
Although the focus is rightly on the financial impact of the Government’s U-turn, Livingston dad, Nawaz Haq, Executive Director, from fuel tech company SulNOx Group Plc said other areas which needed urgent focus were also suffering because of the turmoil in Westminster.
“We are in a cost of living crisis, but we are also in a climate emergency,” he said.
Nawaz said the former PM’s track record on the environment was “already questionable at best” and she had spent the last five weeks “twisting in the wind and fighting for her own survival” instead of focusing on the areas that need her urgent attention.
He continued: “Much has been said about the number of Chancellors we have been through in the last few months, but we should also note we now have our fourth climate change minister in three years, with the last three all coming in the last 18 months.
“The climate crisis isn’t something to be played at - it’s not a game of musical chairs - it’s the biggest crisis facing this country and our planet today and it needs serious minds who are focused on the job.”
SulNOx Group has pioneered technology which it says could remove the equivalent of five million cars from the UK’s roads.
It has submitted evidence to the Government about
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Belle & Sebastian has shared his thoughts on the Conservative Party during a recent appearance as a panellist on BBC’s Question Time.The Scottish musician was joined on the panel by a range of politicians from his home country, including Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross.During the show – which was filmed in Musselburgh and aired yesterday (October 13) in the UK – the panel discussed a range of topics, from Scottish Independence to the country’s view on UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. When asked for his opinion of the UK’s Conservative Party – of which Truss is the leader – Murdoch said: “the Conservative [Party] don’t care about people.”“What an insult that we should be expected to eat the crumbs off a rich person's table…we should be at that table”Musician @nee_massey discusses public opinion of the Tories #bbcqtWatch now on @BBCiplayer: https://t.co/MAupYw9noo pic.twitter.com/oR8lTaOJJi— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) October 13, 2022“I feel like we’re living on a completely different planet,” he said, “they’re tone-deaf to the needs of ordinary people.” Later, Murdoch referenced Truss’ trickle-down economic plan, which she announced as part of a “mini-Budget” introduced last month.