tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860714.post6765885888264995207..comments2023-10-05T11:42:57.648+01:00Comments on Grains of Sand: IncandescentCaspar Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04667141284390082748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860714.post-56934149228616072542008-02-26T12:17:00.000+00:002008-02-26T12:17:00.000+00:00The serious money wastage goes into the 'winter fu...The serious money wastage goes into the 'winter fuel payment' - see my nomination for this as possibly <A HREF="http://baconbutty.blogspot.com/2007/09/it-could-be-worse-winter-fuel-payments.html" REL="nofollow">the worst policy of all time</A>. <BR/><BR/>The far greater crime than crimping NEA is the reduction of funding for Warm Front that FoE mentions. NEA is in a strange position - NGO, but half funded by HMG. Champion of energy efficiency, but what about Energy Saving Trust? It's not always a bad thing in the medium term for govt to force an NGO to find more external funding or shift its business model away from state support. It just doesn't feel that way at the time.Clive Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614056019814665135noreply@blogger.com