Conspiracy theories are hobbling local authorities' ability to deliver net zero

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The government's validation of misinformation around traffic reduction schemes is making councils' already-difficult job even harder, writes UK100's Christopher Hammond

This summer, public confidence in our national politics plummeted to a new low, with just six per cent of people trusting the system. Since then, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conjured imaginary spectres...

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