If you read Willis? excellent essay on energy poverty, you might think countries like Britain would be keen to address this terrible burden on the poor. Think again; the reality is British and European politicians just don?t seem to care.

Guest essay by Eric Worrall

Tax raid on your lifestyle! Boris Johnson is considering a new carbon tax that could see the price of mince rise 40% to more than 5, four pints of milk by 21% to 1.32 and push up cost of gas heating

• Downing Street asks all departments for plans for a carbon-pricing scheme
• One of the policies mooted is a carbon tax on high-impact food such as beef
• Could add up to 1.80 on a steak, 1.50 on lamb chops and 20p on milk
• Farmers believe there is a ?heavy bias against meat? in climate change debate

ByMARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE

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