Prof Prem Sikka: Why the privatisation of the UK energy market has been a disaster
‘One of the aims of privatisation was to separate production and retailing of energy but that is not how it turned out.’
‘One of the aims of privatisation was to separate production and retailing of energy but that is not how it turned out.’
73% of Labour Party voters supported bringing energy companies back into public ownership, as did 60% of Conservative Party voters
‘As communities transform into energy generators, they move beyond passive consumers into active democratic actors against climate change’.
New figures show that despite Cameron’s promises, energy companies are still not charging customers their lowest tariff
The poorest 10 per cent of households have seen their energy bills rise nearly twice as fast as other households.
Fuel poverty will end only when we bring our energy supply back under democratic control.
Are the Big Six programmed to cut corners and raise prices to make ever more money?
Energy company RWE npower did not pay a single penny of corporation tax in three years despite making profits of £766 million.
Home energy prices went up sharply in late 2012. If the energy companies want us to trust them, they shouldn’t be telling one story to their investors and a completely different one to their customers.
Andy Atkins calls on readers to join Friends of the Earth’s “Final Demand” campaign, and explains why the ‘Big Six’ energy companies need their dominance ended.