How utility companies have become public enemy number one
The cost-of-living crisis has fed a nationwide desire to bring energy companies back into public ownership.
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Can interest rate rises reduce the UK’s “astronomical” inflation?
Inflation is now predicted to rise above 18 per cent, despite six consecutive rate rises by the Bank of England.…
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This is what the state is for, you bloody idiots
If left to run its course, the soaring cost of energy bills will devastate the UK. Surely the Tories can’t…
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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are turning green energy into a culture war
In the face of soaring energy prices, they’re complaining about solar panels on farms.
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Freezing the price cap won’t cut it – we should nationalise the big five
Public ownership of energy firms is the only way to keep costs down and protect the planet.
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Two thirds of UK families to enter fuel poverty by January
If annual bills rise to £4,200, 66 per cent of families will be considered fuel-poor.
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Keir Starmer’s energy strategy hints at Wilson-like cunning
Labour’s proposal to freeze families’ energy bills is the right policy at the right time.
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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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From drought to energy bills, inflation to the NHS, Britain is falling apart at the seams
In 2010 the Tories came to power under the slogan “We can’t go on like this”. This is the situation…
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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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Oil firm profits have tripled this year
As half of UK households face fuel poverty, oil company quarterly profits have surged to a record $60bn.
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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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The cost-of-living crisis is pricing people out of breathing
Half a million people are having to choose between life-saving asthma medication and daily necessities like food and heating.
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Energy crisis: what the UK could learn from Germany
While Berlin is investing heavily to boost energy efficiency and cut usage, the British government is in denial.
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Energy prepayment meters are a national disgrace
Why does the UK lock poorer people out of cheaper energy deals?
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“Families are in deep poverty”: MPs and charities call for benefit changes
A new report says that one-off support funds are not enough to help those vulnerable to rising prices.
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Hard work won’t be enough to pay your energy bill
The UK government must introduce a proper windfall tax and help the poorest with the soaring cost of energy.
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The best solution to the energy crisis is to literally hand out money
Why are we more scared of unfair gains than unfair losses?
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Oil prices have fallen to pre-invasion levels
Warnings of a global economic slowdown have reversed the rise since the war in Ukraine began.
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How Tory governments left voters paying a duke’s heating bill
Consecutive Conservative governments have failed to support energy efficiency measures for the masses.
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