Elevenses: Insulate Britain Didn’t Fail – We Did
From the newsletter: The cost-of-living crisis makes the roadblocking bandits seem depressingly prescient.
From the newsletter: The cost-of-living crisis makes the roadblocking bandits seem depressingly prescient.
The oil giant reported annual profits of £9.45 billion for 2021, renewing calls for a windfall tax on fossil fuel producers.
From the newsletter: It is going to be an unfathomably tough year - and Rishi Sunak has done little to ease the pain.
Ed Miliband said it was "beggars belief" that the government wasn't levying a one-off windfall tax.
The energy regulator confirmed that bills will rise by nearly £700 per year.
Starmer said “public services should be in public hands" during the Labour leadership race.
The Resolution Foundation said 6.3 million families would soon be suffering from "fuel stress".
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.
The price cap is set to rise by more than 50 per cent, sending household bills spiralling above £2,000.
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