How the Chinese takeover of the UK’s largest semiconductor factory unravelled
A national security review, a bitter row and a new approach to foreign investment – the story of Nexperia’s acquisition…
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Ofgem’s “regulatory failures” cost billpayers £2.7bn
The energy watchdog was “too slow” to prevent supplier bankruptcies, MPs said.
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Is nuclear energy actually sustainable?
Sizewell C, if built, would not produce electricity until the 2030s. SMRs could be up and running as soon as…
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What the price of diesel tells us about the coming recession
Industry and agriculture run on diesel; when it becomes unaffordable, the business cycle turns.
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Sizewell C must go ahead
Nuclear energy provides hope for the climate emergency – and our energy bills.
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Politicians fixated on growth have led Britain into chaos
Leaders must accept that the old economic regime is over, or face further disgrace.
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How to combat the energy crisis and keep the green transition on track
Policymakers need to keep their eye on the goal of decarbonising energy systems.
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Russia is trying to engineer a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Having failed on the battlefield, Moscow is hitting energy infrastructure before the winter.
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Could the UK face blackouts this winter?
Though Liz Truss has ruled it out, ignoring energy rationing now could increase the prospect of blackouts come winter.
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The Tories’ war on solar is an act of self-destruction
Liz Truss labels the opposition the “anti-growth coalition” but is trying to strangle one of the few private sector success…
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Martin Lewis: “It is quite staggering how little politicians know”
The Money Saving Expert opens up about his own attitude to spending, how little politicians know, and being mistaken for…
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Labour’s turn towards public ownership must be just the start
If clean energy can be owned for the common good, why not water, communications and other vital services?
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Why the Nord Stream gas leaks are a disaster for the climate
The leaks will have a warming effect equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of Denmark.
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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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The future of gas
Could hydrogen be the key to achieving net zero?
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The Tory “attack on nature” will undermine UK security
From fracking to farm subsidies, degrading nature is no way to guarantee supply.
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Making the UK a nation of savers
The cost-of-living crisis hits harder for those without emergency savings.
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Fracking and oil drilling doesn’t just fail Britain, it fails the world
Liz Truss’s energy policy will send the UK’s climate leadership up in smoke.
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Liz Truss finally unveils plan to freeze energy bills this winter
Questions about how to pay for the multi-billion pound plan were quickly overshadowed by the Queen’s ill-health, but they will…
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