Andy Large's political miscellanea

Sir,I would like to suggest that Andy Burnham’s emphatic win in Makerfield is not such an emphatic win for Congleton Constituency. It is quite apparent from media reports that Burnham has been taking counsel from a certain Ed Miliband on matters ranging from the environment to economics. It seems the payment for this help will now be a continued senior role for Miliband. Why should Congleton care? Because one of Miliband’s pet projects is carbon capture and storage (CCS) — an utter waste of taxpayers’ money. While the UK pours billions into fantasy technology, global coal usage hit record highs in recent years, with demand reaching all-time peaks in 2024 and 2025. The world is burning more coal than ever, yet we are expected to subsidise expensive pipelines across our countryside in the vain hope of capturing a fraction of emissions. This is not serious energy policy; it is green virtue-signalling at enormous cost.In the meantime, it will ...

Dear Sir, I am writing regarding Councillor Richard Walton’s recent letter to your newspaper, regarding LGBTQ matters. While he wonders why people "repeatedly return to this theme," the answer is simple: the debate persists because gender identity policies have real-world consequences for women and children that cannot just be brushed aside. This isn't about intolerance; it's about safety and blind ignorance to facts. Questioning the use of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for young people isn't "unkind." Major medical reviews are now urging extreme caution regarding the long-term, irreversible impacts of hormone therapy and surgery on health and fertility. Biological differences in strength, lung capacity, and bone density don't disappear with hormone suppression. Allowing male-born athletes into female categories...