If all these ‘agendas’ come to fruition limiting resources and commodities that the vast majority have become dependent upon are rationed resulting in limitations and denial of such I foresee a day when mass protest and violence as a result of deprivation becomes the norm by the masses.

Whom it will be directed against is an interesting question though?

Any smart ‘dear leader’ of course will ensure they the plebs still get their daily fix of X Factor, Corra and I’m a Celebrity……but it’s when the juice for ipod this and iphone that and all the incumbent ‘connectivity’ associated with such is lost; as in the immortal words of Irving Berlin ‘There may be trouble ahead…..’

So the likes of Myrtle think that the Green Tosser will deliver on the EU, yet he allows lunacy like this Bill to be produced.

The whole damn lot are a menace to grown up society.

In my view cheap energy is the necessary and sufficient condition for economic prosperity, and every stinking loser politician who seeks to limit cheap energy or tax on the back of it is an enemy of the people he is supposed to serve. and a scumbag bastard to boot

But where is the growth coming from that the Country needs? This is going to finish off industry in this Country because a secure and affordable energy supply is the first necessity of growth. I can not understand the mantra of "green providing the industrial growth" we need. The other point is naturally, who are these clowns to claim the right to ration the products of our advanced civilisation. They are elected to work in our interests, not in the interests of the UN, EU, greepeace or WWF, our interests have priority. Since they are incapable of doing that for which they are well overpaid, resignation is the only way for them.

Without smart appliances that really can't happen. They could cut off consumers in their entirety.

There really isn't time to implement this scheme anyway if we are expecting power cuts in the next two or three years.

This smart meter business looks like politicians being sold the promise of endless control, like these huge IT projects, but it's an expensive con. It certainly isn't thought through.

How did you know what I meant?

I hear that watching telly is an excellent way to pass the time while knitting a list of names.

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The DECC, under the aegis of the EU and ably orchestrated by the one world government freaks in the UN........... and Ed Divy are shutting down Britain forever. All the while - the fearless and noble press and champions of the freedom of the British public are somewhat otherwise occupied.

All must hail - the march of fundamentalist green lunatics and common purpose cultural Marxists, in the pursuit of a mystical and rustic nirvana where the people are forced back on to the sunlit uplands to toil in the fields and actualising the vision of a Maoist cultural revolution - cry joy and triumph - the agrarian paradise is not far away comrades!

Do they hate us that much?

Surely it is true, the contempt that our administration demonstrates towards its fellow countrymen is on show here and all of this 'energy policy' has been well thought out, the Ts and the i's crossed and dotted and gold platted by our lot.
This has the hallmarks of a carefully constructed design to reverse all of mankind's scientific and technological advances - since we shook off the blinkers during and post 'the Enlightenment' - 250 years of going forwards is now being reversed because of political theory based upon a scientific lie.

Incredible but that's what you get when you allow and sanction free rein to: eco and Socialist [intertwined] totalitarianism.

In conclusion. How do the energy companies think that their bills are going to be paid in future years - in Britain someone has to make something, build and produce - no cheap energy - no fekkin' industry.......we can't all be lawyers and civil servants and the Chinese will not continue to lend to us forever.

'Tis true and it has caused a lot of unhappiness locally (I live in Didcot) Though worth noting that it's only Didcot A that is closing (the coal fired one) Didcot B is remaining open. It's also a backup station to the national grid and in the last few days it has been giving it the beans in terms of electricity generation. Lights are indeed going to go out.

Just for the record, I'm not labelling them - I wouldn't dare. Mrs EURef watches Dallas! I'm parodying the mindset.