Why are energy bills rising faster in the UK than anywhere else?
The energy price crisis is unfolding across Europe – but UK consumers will feel more pain than European ones.
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Does Keir Starmer’s plan to freeze energy bills go far enough?
The Labour leader’s intervention has been welcomed, but critics on the left argue firms should be nationalised, not bailed out.
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Gordon Brown is wrong – we need to renationalise energy permanently, not just temporarily
It would be an act of corporate welfare to privatise when the good times return.
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As Gordon Brown intervenes, where is Keir Starmer?
Labour’s ambition to be seen as an alternative government hinges on its response to the cost-of-living crisis.
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We need to take back control of the energy industry – here’s how
Public ownership is the only sensible response to surging energy prices, insecure supply and climate crisis.
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Introduce social energy tariffs to protect the poorest households
As the energy price cap continues to rise, vulnerable people urgently need discounted deals to avoid fuel poverty.
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There’s a new factor pushing up energy prices, and it’s nothing to do with Russia
The heatwave has left rivers and reservoirs across Europe at record low levels, and it's driving up the price of…
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How UK cash withdrawals have reached a record high
The cost-of-living crisis has led to a 20 per cent year-on-year rise in cash withdrawals.
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