Local government could also do more to help with the cost of living | Letter

Cllr Lucy Shaw says councils could take up many policies to help, including more support for rooftop solar installationsYour editorial is right that the government could be doing more to help with the cost of living (The Guardian view on Britain’s coming energy shock: mini-measures won’t suffice, 22 May). That extends to local government, too. Renewable energy projects, from the industrial scale right down to rooftops, can be scuppered locally even if there is national support. The wealthiest bo...