Cable dismisses green policies call  Mid Devon Star: The chief
of SSE says a 10&#37; price hike would be &quot;helpful&quot; if
it focused the nation on its spending priorities The chief of
SSE says a 10% price hike would be "helpful" if it focused the
nation on its spending priorities  Calls for the Government to
ditch green policies in order to bring down the price of energy
to consumers have been branded "short-sighted and foolish" by
Business Secretary Vince Cable.  Mr Cable confirmed that
arguments over subsidies for renewable energy were raging within
the coalition, with Liberal Democrat ministers fighting pressure
from Conservative colleagues to shift focus away from carbon
reduction commitments.  His comments came as the chief executive
of energy company SSE, which has raised its prices by up to 10%,
called for a debate on the "green agenda" which he claims will
lead to more bill hikes in the future.  Alistair Phillips-Davies
said SSE's price hike, which will push a typical dual-fuel
customer bill up