The nation’s lungs shouldn’t bear the brunt of skyrocketing bills
For those who suffer with lung conditions, price hikes could bring a public health crisis.
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Behind Keir Starmer’s plan for a national green energy firm
The Labour leader’s team has devised a policy that is radical, green and even popular with Tory voters.
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Who and what is behind Keir Starmer’s improved Labour conference speech?
The Labour leader has benefited from a new speechwriter and a willingness to confront difficult political issues.
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Labour must “face reality” on the energy crisis and back fracking, says GMB boss
The leader of one of the most powerful trade unions has urged the party to abandon “bourgeois environmentalism”.
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UK gas reserves are 96 per cent lower than in Germany right now
A lack of gas storage capacity and the refusal by the government to limit demand increases the risk of blackouts…
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“For the long haul”: Ursula von der Leyen doubles down on support for Ukraine
In her state of the union speech, the European Commission president guaranteed the EU would fight on against Russia.
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The energy crisis is a bonfire of free-market vanities
The whole of European capitalism is facing the spectre of price controls, windfall taxes and even nationalisation.
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Putin’s economic war on Europe is an act of desperation
Yet with great difficulty, and much pain, Europe will cope.
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How the energy crisis is devastating businesses
Energy bills for the average small business have quadrupled in the last 18 months.
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Is this the energy industry’s “Lehman moment”?
Energy suppliers and banks are in a pinch that looks a lot like 2008.
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Can Norway save us from the energy crisis?
Russia’s war in Ukraine has left Europe exposed.
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Energy bill strikes are gaining public support
More people support the non-payment of bills than oppose it.
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Why energy prices could kill working from home
The new price cap changes the calculation on whether staying at home is still cheaper than going to the office.
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The Tories didn’t cause the energy crisis – but they have made it much worse
The UK has been left exposed to dwindling supply and rocketing prices by poor political choices.
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End the Tory leadership race now and fix the energy bills crisis
The Conservatives are fiddling while Rome burns.
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The government is only offering a sticking plaster on energy costs
To end the energy crisis we need structural change, not just support amid ballooning prices.
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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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Why the so-called “energy crisis” is both a threat and an opportunity
This is a moment to accelerate the transition towards net zero, not to retreat.
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Why this decade will prove more challenging than the 1970s
Politics is becoming a ruthless contest over who can access energy and at what price.
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