Coping With The UK Energy Crisis: Tips for Small Businesses
The UK currency faces an energy crisis triggered by various factors, such as gas prices and supply chain disruptions. The result is quite devastating, as lots of small businesses across the country are struggling and looking for ways to cope with this economic decline. A recent survey conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses has […]
The Green Party Annual Conference- what to expect.
The Green Party’s Autumn Conference starts today in Harrogate. The conference will run at the town’s Convention Centre until Sunday. As with last years event, the conference will be fully hybrid, and members can choose between attending in person or joining and voting online. The Conference is expected to debate the current energy crisis with the party leadership […]
Starmer pledges publicly owned green British energy firm
At the Labour Conference currently underway in Liverpool, Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to create a publicly-owned renewable energy firm. He called it ‘Great British Energy’, and plans for it to be modelled on France’s EDF and other firms owned by foreign states that operate in the UK. Starmer received a standing ovation in response […]
UK business’s energy bills to be capped
Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has unveiled plans to help businesses face the cost of living crisis. Wholesale energy costs for businesses will be cut by up to half of their expected price through the winter months, the government has announced. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme will mean those on fixed-term contracts, agreed on or after […]
Energy price cap raised by 80% to £3,549 from October
Households across the UK will face a steep rise in energy bill costs from October after industry regulator OFGEM raised the maximum that suppliers can charge to £3,549 a year. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ programme this morning, Jonathan Brearley, the CEO of Ofgem said, “I know this will be devastating for many […]
Boris Johnson says Brits must “endure” the energy crisis
Outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson warns that the UK must “endure a tough winter” in order to keep supporting Ukraine. Johnson said the West must “stay the course” on Ukraine despite rising living costs. “If we’re paying in our energy bills for the evils of Vladimir Putin, the people of Ukraine are paying in their […]
Government on ‘war footing’ as inflation reaches 40-year high
‘War footing’ as inflation hits 10.1%.
Comment: Sustainable gas is part of the answer to Russia’s gas squeeze
Britain is failing to grasp the opportunity presented by biogas.
Labour unveils £29bn cost of living plan
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has outlined a cost of living plan that he would introduce if he were in-power to cushion the blow of the energy crisis. Branding the crisis as a “national emergency”, Labour said it would scrap the £400 cost of living payment and freeze electricity and gas bill prices at their […]
Energy crisis emergency is as large-scale as the pandemic say the TUC
The energy crisis is “an emergency of pandemic-scale”, according to a leading union body. The Trades Union Congress has today warned that energy bills will cost more than two months pay if nothing is done. Average take-home pay after tax is expected to be £2,054 per month, while annual energy bills are predicted to cost […]
