lots of things happening, but the big thing that happened on thursday was the government not launching, but updating its strategy for getting to net zero carbon emissions by 2015, which they marked by releasing and we have got so much news to chew over, lots of things happening in westminster at the moment, but the big thing that happened on thursday as the government launching, well, updating its strategy for getting to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. which they marked by releasing pages and pages and pages and pages and pages and pages and more pages of documents with all sorts of charts and dates and pledges and consultations. we will talk about that. and the way that rishi sunak marked it was by saying this on a visit to oxfordshire. we have decarbonised faster than any other major economy. our carbon emissions have been reduced by over 40%, much more than all the other countries we compete with. at the same time we have grown our economy. so we have a good track recor
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With 7 Million People stuck on nhs Waiting Lists, we cannot grow the economy with 2. 5 Million People shut out of the Labour Market by long term physical and mental illness. When people are not supported to recover from long covid, wait weeks for a gp appointment, cant get basic help so they can get back to work my feed their families they can get back to work my Feed Theirfamilies and get they can get back to work my feed their families and get on in they can get back to work my Feed Theirfamilies and get on in life. A healthy economy needs a healthy population and a healthy nhs. And i have been so proud that we Liberal Democrats have consistently led the way in highlighting the crises in the nhs and proposing solutions. Reversing cuts to gp numbers and guaranteeing an appointment when you need one. Tackling life threatening Ambulance Delays and improving access to nhs dentists. There is so many parts of our nhs plan that will both treat People Better and boost our economy. And today
before you go, are we going to see the return of the normal energy bill market where you can shop around for a good deal? that has not existed for the last year because of the price cap. can we shop around soon? it is hard to say, i m not avoiding the question, the retail market is in perpetual crisis because it is loss making and it is often overlooked in government policy, there is some stuff here but it is a promise for the down the road consultation so i am not sure. and we use the word normal advisedly, we will not see the bills falling to the levels they were before the gas crisis and most customers will struggle in 2024. which makes doing this stuff, getting off expensive gas and transitioning and living costs, responding to the inflation reduction act, really critical before the next general election. thank you very much for coming in. liz, after making an an energy expert temporarily, let s go to hell.