This question was poorly written.

"Introducing new taxes on gas bills to encourage people to switch to electricity"

In general it is surprising how even people that support net zero don't necessarily support things that are needed to get there. Feels like there is a comms issue.

And most of the increase was Europeans

Immigration has not changed Bournemouth

Yes there was a 47% increase of non-uk born residents. But that only changed their percentage of the population from 11% to 15%.

Raised even.

Dishonest reporting. Australia raided the level back in 2021 due to terrorism threat not crime.

"On 15 November (2021) the UK raised its terrorism threat level to severe (second-highest level)"

web.archive.org/web/20211207...

And the answer is no, it is mostly the price of gas and our dependency on it. But like all things it is more complex than just that.

I am not sure you picked the best example to illustrate your points which also come over as very one sided.

Yep. Loved both the book and film. Although they were different from each other.

Gotcha. So some specific cases where only high temperature ASHP would really do.

SCOP of 2? how on earth do you manage to get it so low? Looking at my data (I have a Daikin Altherma 3) i only get that low when doing domestic hot water and it -3 outside.

Just to nit pick. You mentioned a 3 meter rule. I assumed you were in Wales as that is where that rule applies. In England it was 1 meter until they removed it last year.

Remind me next year when it is cold again to take some objective sound measurements.

That is about planning permission not legally not having one. There are clearly issues with barriers for some homes.

Many modern HPs are not that loud. Part of the issue is the labeled loudness is a max and not what it will actually run at. It is also directional which is not taken into account.

Mine is literally quieter than my neighbours boiler flue when I am in my garden.

You are looking the wrong way. Insulation levels are not a function of a heat pump's performance or ability to do the job but it does change the heating system design. Which is more the point. Improved insulation means small HP, fewer/smaller rads, and smaller pipes.

They would only struggle if the heat pump was incorrectly sized or the system was inaccurately designed to deliver enough heat at those lower temperatures.