Oh, climate change is a very real phenomenon, even though 'climate change denier' remains the favoured derogatory term aimed at those of us sceptical of IPCC alarmist cant. More of a concern to me, though, is the financial, social, political and environmental cost of 'combatting' something which is, almost certainly, overwhelmingly natural.

With the recent passing of Christopher Booker, there is now, in the UK, little relief from the almost constant barrage of 'we're all gonna fry ‘n' die' claims; particularly from the outrageously partisan BBC. In response to those ridiculous Extinction Rebellion protests, politicians of all ilk and level are now falling over themselves to promote their virtue signalling credentials. Good lord, even my local council has seen fit to declare a 'climate emergency'. What they haven't done, though, is any research or analysis into whether it is necessary or the financial implications thereof.

Energy costs, certainly in the UK, will not fall, they will spiral out of control. Energy poverty (the ability to pay for food or heating) is already a major issue for low-income families; thus, with the shutting off of natural gas (the cheapest form of heating), this can only get worse. And we only have to look across the channel, to see the popular response to a mere fuel surcharge, to get a flavour of things to come when the effects of May's ridiculous net-zero pledge begins to bite.