Feb 2022. The Crazy UK Energy Policy

The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, is considering how to reduce the impact of rising energy costs on Britain’s households. Since October the market price for natural gas has jumped from £2.50 a therm to £4.50 before dropping back to £1.70. In recent days it has begun to tick up again and on Wednesday it hit… Continue reading Feb 2022. The Crazy UK Energy Policy

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