GMB Magazine GMB24 The Pulse Spring 2016 | Page 18

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F the lights go out – don’t blame us!”
warned GMB members working in our
energy industry. The last Yorkshire
miners said the same thing after they
worked the final shift at Kellingley, the nation’s
last colliery.
This slogan tells a bigger truth. Britain faces
the risk of devastating power cuts because
the government’s energy policy just isn’t fit
for purpose. Since taking power, ministers
have announced the closure of all coal-fired
power stations, given massive hand-out