NEW: Batshit Britain to switch off street lights to get to Net Zero Keir Starmer is backing a bizarre plan to rip out up to 1.5 million streetlamps to cut carbon emissions. But dimming the lights won’t dim the risks: poor lighting is linked to 40% of fatal crashes, higher crime rates, and dangerous conditions for older Brits. A Yorkshire trial—part of a £30 million “decarbonisation” scheme—is swapping proper streetlights for dim road studs and bollards. Great idea, eh? Tell that to someone trying to get home safely on pitch-black rural roads. The government says “modern headlights” will solve it. But not everyone can afford flashy new cars, and this plan is pound-foolish when it comes to safety. We need better lighting, not less of it. Starmer, stop cutting corners—our lives are worth more than a carbon-cutting headline.
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