Ofgem have just announced that the energy price cap will rise to £3,549 in October. A further price rise in January is expected. So, from October, you can expect toContinue readingThe energy price cap will increase to £3,549 a year from October
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Businesses are having to pay £10,000 deposits to get energy supplies
The energy price cap which was applied to domestic consumers was never offered to UK’s small businesses who employ around 5.5 million workers. In fact, the losses in the domesticContinue readingBusinesses are having to pay £10,000 deposits to get energy supplies
UK Government pulls the plug on major fertiliser plant. CO2 shortages now imminent
The UK Government has been subsidising the fertiliser manufacturer CF Industries to the tune of £30 million a year. Now they’ve pulled the plug and the company say they willContinue readingUK Government pulls the plug on major fertiliser plant. CO2 shortages now imminent
The UK needs to reduce DEMAND for electricity and that means domestic solar panels, wind turbines and storage batteries
In UK, the energy supply companies are on the brink of bankruptcy. As prices rise, so demand drops and people cease paying their bills. There are already huge holes inContinue readingThe UK needs to reduce DEMAND for electricity and that means domestic solar panels, wind turbines and storage batteries
The Government is providing £1,200 extra to the poorest folk in UK
Amid the hysteria demonstrated on social media and in the main stream media, it’s worth remembering how much the UK Government is doing to help the poorest folk with theContinue readingThe Government is providing £1,200 extra to the poorest folk in UK
Electricity, Electricity is a Luxury, a Luxury, I just can’t afford anymore
I wrote this song on the 17th May, but things have gotten a lot worse since then… Electricity electricity is a luxury, a luxury, I just can’t afford anymore.I usedContinue readingElectricity, Electricity is a Luxury, a Luxury, I just can’t afford anymore
The Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and the TUC couldn’t give a toss about small businesses in the UK
Today, on Twitter we’re seeing a campaign by the TUC for a minimum wage of £15. They do, however, qualify this by stating “by 2030”, but still, it’s obvious thatContinue readingThe Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and the TUC couldn’t give a toss about small businesses in the UK
It’s time to NATIONALISE power supply in the UK and it’ll cost around £12 billion
You may have heard of the Deficit Tariff Scheme being touted by UK’s energy suppliers as the “solution” to all our cost of living problems. The plan is endorsed byContinue readingIt’s time to NATIONALISE power supply in the UK and it’ll cost around £12 billion
This Winter, millions will strike and the country will grind to a halt
The RMT Union are striking for a fair pay deal, no compulsory redundancies and no change to terms and conditions. Grant Shapps is dismissive and will not enter the negotiationsContinue readingThis Winter, millions will strike and the country will grind to a halt
Octopus Boss wants UK taxpayers to bailout the energy sector
Octopus Boss Greg Jackson says that he, and other bosses of energy supply companies in the UK favour a Deficit Tariff Scheme which would freeze the energy cap at £1,971Continue readingOctopus Boss wants UK taxpayers to bailout the energy sector