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Scotland has its own government responsible for energy, as does Northern Ireland. If they want the same they will have to fund it themselves.
It is 800,000 homes that will get the panels. Homes owned by the government or local councils (funded by government). The houses they are talking about starting with are sheltered housing for the old and infirm. People who have no income and couldn't pay for solar if they wanted to.
The decommissioning of Sellafield Nuclear site is currently £90bn and rising. That cost could supply the entire energy needs for the UK (many times over) if it was invested in solar.
I'd rather the government gave money to help the poor of the UK than all the other things they waste it on. The project will provide jobs (which brings in income tax), boost the UK economy, reduce other social costs and cut our energy requirements from Russian gas and Arab oil. Forgive me if I come across as racist but in some respects I am!
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