Elevenses: Insulate Britain Didn’t Fail – We Did
From the newsletter: The cost-of-living crisis makes the roadblocking bandits seem depressingly prescient.
Tag: energy crisis
Tax them! BP profits soar to eight-year high as energy prices skyrocket
The oil giant reported annual profits of £9.45 billion for 2021, renewing calls for a windfall tax on fossil fuel producers.
Elevenses: The Coldest Spring
From the newsletter: It is going to be an unfathomably tough year - and Rishi Sunak has done little to ease the pain.
Energy crisis: Shell’s soaring profits intensify calls for windfall tax
Ed Miliband said it was "beggars belief" that the government wasn't levying a one-off windfall tax.
Energy crisis: Price cap to soar by more than 50%, Ofgem says
The energy regulator confirmed that bills will rise by nearly £700 per year.
Starmer: ‘I’m not in favour of nationalisation to fix energy crisis’
Starmer said “public services should be in public hands" during the Labour leadership race.
Energy crisis: Families suffering from ‘fuel stress’ to treble overnight
The Resolution Foundation said 6.3 million families would soon be suffering from "fuel stress".
Johnson breaks Brexit vow to slash VAT again as energy bills set to rise
Despite not seeming keen to cut VAT as per the Leave campaign promise, he took the opportunity to say this week that leaving the EU means the UK can now set its own VAT rates.
Households battered as energy bills ‘set to double’
The price cap is set to rise by more than 50 per cent, sending household bills spiralling above £2,000.