LONDON — It is, says one former U.K. energy minister, “the biggest problem” blocking the country’s efforts to go green.
How do you kit out the U.K.’s millions of old, cold, drafty homes with better insulation and cleaner heating systems?
After years in government grappling with the same issue, Britain’s Conservatives are now going on the attack — seizing on what they believe is a major political blindspot for Labour and accusing their opponents of a real lack of ambition as winter approaches.
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It seems like an open goal at a time when Labour already faces voter fury for cutting social security payments meant to help pensioners cope with heating costs — but the problem runs far deeper and implicates the Tories too.
