In April, Portugal and Spain requested permission from the EU to cap the price of wholesale natural gas around the 40 Euro mark. The EU agreed the action and theContinue readingIt’s obvious that Sunak’s £400 “universal assistance” was yet another ill considered action
Year: 2022
What happens to UK electricity prices in 2023?
Cornwall Insight’s prediction of a rise in the energy price cap to £3,582 a year from this October (a rise of 82%), and a further rise in January 2023 toContinue readingWhat happens to UK electricity prices in 2023?
Nurses to be balloted for strike action
The Royal College of Nursing will recommend strike action to its members in a forthcoming ballot. The postal ballot will ask if Nurses are prepared to take strike action whichContinue readingNurses to be balloted for strike action
The electricity price rise in January 2023 will be around 20% and the energy price cap will rise to £4,266 a year
In October the UK will see a KWh of electricity rise to 50p per hour. The energy price cap will be around £3,582 and that will be a 81% riseContinue readingThe electricity price rise in January 2023 will be around 20% and the energy price cap will rise to £4,266 a year
Heatpumps use loads of electric, just ask a Norwegian
A standard heatpump uses around 3KW of electric and they’ve been hailed as the saviour of the planet, most noticeably by the UK Government. Boris Johnson talked of little elseContinue readingHeatpumps use loads of electric, just ask a Norwegian
Has Priti Patel forgotten she signed a “removal” deal with Albania?
Just over twelve months ago, Priti Patel signed a deal with Albania allowing the UK to remove Albanians who had no right to be in the country. We now learnContinue readingHas Priti Patel forgotten she signed a “removal” deal with Albania?
Net Zero: Wage war on fossil fuel energy companies and fuel poverty becomes the norm
The wholesale price of energy is driving inflation around the world, but why is wholesale energy so expensive all of a sudden? The simple fact is that western countries haveContinue readingNet Zero: Wage war on fossil fuel energy companies and fuel poverty becomes the norm
I’ve just bought a solar panel and controller, I suggest you do the same
Well, I’ve finally done it. I bought a 300w solar panel and a charge controller and I’m messing about learning how this technology can be incorporated into my lifestyle. IContinue readingI’ve just bought a solar panel and controller, I suggest you do the same
The case for increasing benefit payments
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, in his book “A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich” wrote “how can a man who is warm understand a man who is cold?” Coming from BoltonContinue readingThe case for increasing benefit payments
Sunak has a wanton disregard for taxpayers money
Lord Agnew the former Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation, quit the Government earlier this year due to the reluctance of Rishi Sunak’s Treasury to claw back money lostContinue readingSunak has a wanton disregard for taxpayers money