Why Ed Miliband won't resign, and why his nuclear plans struggle to convince

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Miliband visited RWE's Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm | Zara Farrar / No 10 Downing Street
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Miliband visited RWE's Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm | Zara Farrar / No 10 Downing Street

The Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary is still fighting to advance the UK's clean energy plans, writes Roger Harrabin, but he would be wise to find more space for energy storage in his vision for the grid

It was with some dismay that I listened to the Today Programme's interview with Ed Miliband this morning. It became obvious he won't resign over Heathrow expansion, maybe because he knows the proposal...

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