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Richard Wellings

@richardwellings

Libertarian economist. Editor of A Beginner's Guide to Liberty and author of three reports on HS2.

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The anti-tourism movement isn't organic and bottom-up; it's being instigated and amplified by the transnational "elite" as part of their climate lockdowns agenda. They're conditioning the public for draconian new restrictions on tourism and travel. telegraph.co.uk/money/property…

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Of course things will get worse under Starmer. Labour will sabotage the economy with high taxes, bureaucracy and radical green policies. Then they'll blame the resulting malaise on Brexit and use it as a pretext to push the UK back under EU control. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Turning off street lights to cut emissions is insanity. Their obsession with Net Zero is now turning into a clear threat to public health and safety – and it is only going to get worse: telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/2…

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As part of the anti-tourism agenda they want to force travellers to take long and expensive train journeys to visit other parts of Europe, rather than short, cheap flights. Many won't bother, of course, which is their real goal. english.elpais.com/climate/2024-0…

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Crossrail 2 would be a massive waste of taxpayers' money but the rail lobby doesn't seem to care. Flexible working further undermines its already weak business case, and unlike the Elizabeth Line the route doesn't link London's main commercial hubs. standard.co.uk/news/transport…

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As part of the climate lockdowns agenda, they're conditioning young people to use public transport rather than private cars, which in turn will severely restrict their mobility. This is also why they've made driving tests more difficult and expensive. rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/…

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The forced shift to electric vehicles is a Trojan horse for a big reduction in car ownership - hence the rules that force firms to restrict the supply of petrol cars. They haven't put in the energy infrastructure needed for mass ownership of EVs. telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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They're going to impose punitive road tolls on top of fuel duty, road tax and other charges. This is key to their plan to restrict mobility by making it hyper expensive to move around - increasingly trapping people in tightly controlled 15-minute cities. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

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As they intensify the war on motorists, drivers will be spied on more and more, with large penalties brought in for trivial infractions of stupid rules - all designed to "nudge" people out of their cars by making driving stressful and unpleasant. birminghammail.co.uk/motoring/hidde…

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What BBC propagandists describe as road "upgrades" to help cyclists and pedestrians are actually designed to force people out of their cars by reducing road space, creating artificial delays, and making driving stressful and unpleasant. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Residents in a York suburb have reportedly lost a bus service because the new electric buses are too tall to go under a bridge: yorkpress.co.uk/news/24560274.…

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The imposition of new road charges is really about forcing drivers out of their cars. This is why rail and bus lobby groups are at the forefront of promoting this policy. route-one.net/news/cpt-backs…

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In the 60s and 70s, Labour wanted the working class to own cars and travel on holiday abroad like the rich. Now they're pricing poorer motorists off the roads and imposing restrictions on ordinary people's mobility: telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

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I'm not optimistic about this cycle hire scheme in Bradford. Will the e-bikes cope with the massive hills and bad weather? And will the project be afflicted by the theft and vandalism experienced by similar initiatives in other cities? thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24562169.…

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The tragedy is that the enormous disruption and misery being inflicted along the HS2 route is utterly pointless, because the costs of this vanity project are likely to far outweigh the benefits. People are suffering for nothing. coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-new… #HS2

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To get to a net zero grid, Britain will reportedly have to roughly triple the amount of renewable energy that it produces by 2030. Then there's the problem of cold, still winter periods when there's high demand but little wind or solar: telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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Shocking amounts of taxpayers' money are being wasted buying electric buses across the UK, and installing the necessary infrastructure - even though emissions from diesel ones are trivial, and much of the time they'll be running around nearly empty. warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article/5…

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A lot of MPs don't grasp that rail is poorly suited to areas with low population densities, like this part of the Pennines. Travellers have to get to the station before taking the train, so it's usually far quicker to use a car for the whole trip. lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24565807.…