Your post is incorrect in so many ways.
Yes, the post headline is controversial, but it gets people attention. It is quite successful, as it is asking a question!!
The obvious elephant in the room is – yes, politicians CAN and DO tell you what to do – by writing it into the statute book and making it LAW.
You DO NOT have a choice, the technical compelling reasons are – IT IS THE LAW. (I’m not shouting , just getting a few key words noticed…lol..)
It doesn matter WHICH party is in power, it is where the country is heading – renewable energy!
Yes, that was a good result in the by-elections. they did not keep their one seat becasue of EV’s as you suggested.
Not a whitewash, its enough to give the Tories false HOPE.
It is a good thing, as they will be destroyed in the next general election.