Tag: Energy Crisis

Oct 2021. The UK Energy Crisis

Hemel Hempstead, UK - September 27, 2021: Due to national shortage of lorry drivers and panic buy many petrol stations across UK run out fuel. BP petrol station with long queue of awaiting cars.

The government has been in and out of emergency talks as the energy crunch worsens. Daligas Ltd. collapsed on Thursday after two other suppliers with about 250,000 customers folded the previous day, taking the total number of households forced to switch provider to about 2 million since early August. The larger utilities obliged to take… Continue reading Oct 2021. The UK Energy Crisis

Oct 2021. The Energy Crisis

Wholesaler CNG provides gas typically to smaller utilities who then sell it on to retail customers. Its exit threatens to prompt a raft of further failures among suppliers, with the knock-on effect that small businesses like manufacturers, nursing homes and restaurants will face higher costs for their gas. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239072

Sep 2021. The UK Fuel Crisis Part 3

If you have been on the roads in the last few days, you would have seen the long queues for fuel, as nationwide ‘shortage’ has caused untold havoc for the general public and businesses. Business Leader has looked into what it all means for the economy. In order to combat the ongoing troubles, yesterday the… Continue reading Sep 2021. The UK Fuel Crisis Part 3

Sep 2021. The UK Fuel Crisis Part 2

The UK’s fuel crisis is “getting worse” in some areas, an industry boss has warned, as queues outside petrol stations caused gridlocked traffic for the second weekend in a row. Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association, stressed the situation remained “critical” in London and the southeast, despite claims from government ministers that the… Continue reading Sep 2021. The UK Fuel Crisis Part 2

Sep 2021. The UK Fuel Crisis Part 1

It all seems to have happened so fast. Only a few months ago, the government was congratulating itself for the speed at which Britain was emerging from the pandemic. But as the nights have lengthened, there have been empty shelves at supermarkets, spiralling energy prices and queues snaking back from petrol stations. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239048

Sep 2021. The UK Energy Crisis

From “cancelled” Christmas dinners to numerous energy suppliers collapsing and items missing from supermarket shelves, many industry experts claim Britain is in crisis. The UK economy has been disrupted by several factors including labour shortages, new immigration rules and the lingering effects of the pandemic. There is estimated to be a shortfall of around 100,000… Continue reading Sep 2021. The UK Energy Crisis

Sep 2021. Winter of Discontent

Everyone over the age of 50 remembers the year in which rubbish piled up in the streets and graves were left undug. Those famous Conservative election posters that would soon say that Labour Isn’t Working summed it up with devastating simplicity. Eighteen months into the Covid-19 pandemic, another very difficult winter looks increasingly likely with… Continue reading Sep 2021. Winter of Discontent