Reform’s Laila Cunningham schooled on energy and North Sea drilling
“You seem to think somehow that there is a magic well of oil sitting there!"
Tag: energy crisis
Government ‘glossing over’ prospect of blackouts this winter, expert claims
People will “only get through this winter with the aid of Government money”, he insisted – accusing politicians at Westminster of “glossing over” the problem.
GPs to hand out ‘cash prescriptions’ in wacky energy crisis plan
It was quickly pointed out that the Treasury's plan would extend already bloated GP waiting lists.
Energy bills ‘may triple’… so of course Tories target renewables
Kwasi Kwarteng is taking aim at renewable energy firms as prices skyrocket.
Soaring energy prices force UK company to relocate to the Netherlands
"We're looking at 900 redundancies plus."
Katie Hopkins joins ‘Don’t Pay’ protests ahead of soaring energy bills
More than 100,000 people have signed up to the Don't Pay campaign, which launched in June this year.
Government considering ’70s-style blackouts in January
The 2017 Labour manifesto pledged to renationalise the energy industry and was dubbed a 'return to the '70's' by the right-wing press.
Elevenses: Insulate Britain Didn’t Fail – We Did
From the newsletter: The cost-of-living crisis makes the roadblocking bandits seem depressingly prescient.
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.