Not only will energy companies in the UK be raising prices by 86% from October, and again in January 2023, by another 20%, there is now a real possiblility ofContinue readingWhat are the chances of power cuts this Winter?
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The Cost of Living Crisis has just started
You may think things are bad in the UK at the moment, but, it’s going to get a lot worse in the coming six months. Inflation today is 10.1% measuredContinue readingThe Cost of Living Crisis has just started
How are poor folk going to cope this Winter?
I thought I’d write this article to let you know how I’m going to cope this Winter. I’m one of those poor folks that you keep hearing about. I haveContinue readingHow are poor folk going to cope this Winter?
Instead of transferring hundreds of £billions to rich energy companies, how about using the cash to roll out solar panel installations to the poorest households
The solution to the UK’s energy crisis is not freezing the price cap. The poorest folk in Britain can be helped via the benefits system, that’s what it’s for. BenefitsContinue readingInstead of transferring hundreds of £billions to rich energy companies, how about using the cash to roll out solar panel installations to the poorest households
Sunak’s swimming pool will cost a lot less to heat with an energy price freeze that poor folk will pay for
Wholesale energy prices are skyrocketing due to supply not keeping up with demand. Gazprom has choked gas supplies to Europe by 80% and that creates even more demand for gasContinue readingSunak’s swimming pool will cost a lot less to heat with an energy price freeze that poor folk will pay for
The Deficit Tariff Scheme is a total con by the energy companies. Will cost the taxpayer over £100 billion
The current energy price cap is £1,971 a year. Cornwall Insight has estimated that the energy price cap will rise to £4,266 in April 2023, then fall back to aroundContinue readingThe Deficit Tariff Scheme is a total con by the energy companies. Will cost the taxpayer over £100 billion
Small Business energy is NOT capped, inflation WILL be 15% (or higher) and hundreds of thousands of businesses WILL go bust in the next few months
I’ve heard many, many politicians banging on about “freezing” energy prices, some want “nationalisation”, most blame “Putin”, but I have yet to hear any politician address the acute problems facingContinue readingSmall Business energy is NOT capped, inflation WILL be 15% (or higher) and hundreds of thousands of businesses WILL go bust in the next few months
The Greens want energy prices frozen at last Autumns rate, but why not freeze energy prices at 1965 rates?
The Green Party want to nationalise the big five energy suppliers in the UK at a cost of £2.8 billion. They also want energy prices to be frozen at AutumnContinue readingThe Greens want energy prices frozen at last Autumns rate, but why not freeze energy prices at 1965 rates?
The energy price cap will kill hundreds of thousands of small businesses
During the Winter of 2021, the energy price cap meant that energy suppliers in UK were forced to make losses selling electricity and gas below cost price to domestic consumers.Continue readingThe energy price cap will kill hundreds of thousands of small businesses
29p per KWh is unaffordable, so, let’s spend £29 billion and freeze it
Starmer’s plan is crazy and is yet another grandstanding “scheme” that harks back to the days of bread and circuses. “Who wants a price freeze?” is the cry, and itContinue reading29p per KWh is unaffordable, so, let’s spend £29 billion and freeze it