Party divisions over energy have deepened, but the need to move beyond fossil fuels has never been clearer Party divisions over energy have deepened, but the need to move beyond fossil fuels has never been clearer E nergy has not been a prominent subject for discussion in the run-up to Thursday’s UK elections. In England this is logical enough, since the big policy decisions are taken by ministers in Westminster, not at council meetings. But the stances adopted by the new governments in