Energy Bill
Why are the public being made to pay for excessive corporate energy use?
'As part of concerted, focused drives, France, Germany and Spain, among other states, have brought in measures like maximum heating and cooling levels for shops and offices, bans on night time use of neon shop signs and other excessive lighting'
Trades Union Congress calls for public ownership of energy companies
The TUC is proposing a reshaping of the UK’s energy system, to be more in line with our European neighbours that are finding it easier to weather the current crisis.
Queen’s Speech criticised for doing nothing to alleviate cost-of-living crisis
‘It is sad to see a government more obsessed with holding on to their own power and influence, rather than using that power to support the very many people who face what seem like unsurmountable obstacles, just to get by.’
2.5 million households with children in fuel poverty after new energy price cap comes into effect
Over half (55.7%) of lone-parent households (855,938) will be in fuel poverty from today
Prof Prem Sikka: Here’s what the government needs to do to tackle the energy bill crisis
'Governments which have handed £895bn of quantitative easing to speculators can also create money to help hard pressed households'.