James Bloodworth
James Bloodworth is the former editor of Left Foot Forward.
Excess Big Six profits are real, but the main problem is still the wholesale gas price
The figures released by Ofgem today should in no way create the sense that the price of wholesale gas is not the main cause of rising energy bills.
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George Osborne’s pyrrhic victory
The most remarkable thing about this morning's coverage of the quarterely GDP figures is how lightly George Osborne is getting off.
UK economy grows by 0.8 per cent
UK GDP grew by 0.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest quarterly national accounts from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Scottish Power blames ‘green levies’ for price rise yet paid £890m to shareholders last year
Scottish Power (SP) has just announced that it is to put up the price of its gas by an average of 8.5 per cent and electric by 9 per cent from 6 December.
5 things you should know about David Cameron and green taxes
Aside from the fact that green levies make up just a fraction of the cost of an average energy bill, there are a number of reasons why you should be suspicious of David Cameron's latest move on green energy.