Perhaps the beginning of the end for our greatest folly...

Ever since the week in October 2008 when our MPs voted almost unanimously for the Climate Change Act, I have been trying to explain here why this was the most disastrous Act ever passed by Parliament. This insane piece of legislation, committing us to a far greater cut in our emissions of CO2 than any other country, could only eventually lead to the almost total destruction of our economy.

But now, at long last, it seems we have someone in a position of influence who recognises this. Nick Timothy, now Theresa May’s jointchief of staff, last April publicly