Will Labour's Energy Efficiency pledge repair damaged confidence?

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Dave Sowden of the Sustainable Energy Association welcomes Labour's new energy efficiency strategy as a welcome step in the right direction for the domestic clean tech sector

A year ago the Labour party pulled a proverbial political rabbit out of the hat with its pledge of a price freeze. Peter Atherton from Liberum Capital provided a stoic analysis at a Labour fringe event...

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