Labour has announced that they will insulate two million homes within 12 months should they get into power. The ambitious policy comes just…
Continue ReadingTreasury Will Get £3.1bn Windfall from Rising Energy Prices
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
The Treasury will collect an additional £3.1 billion in VAT due to the sharp rise in energy prices this year, a windfall the…
Continue ReadingEleciton 2019: National Grid and SSE Move Offshore Over Labour Plans
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Two energy firms have shifted ownership of their operations overseas, to protect shareholders from Labour’s nationalisation plans.
Continue ReadingLabour has pledged to make the internet “a public service” and bring free full-fibre broadband to every home and business in the UK…
Continue ReadingThe Labour party has laid out an ambitious clean energy initiative, aiming to have the majority of homes and businesses powered by renewable…
Continue ReadingElection 2017: Labour Pledge Transition to ‘Publicly Owned’ Energy System
Written by Danny Lord in Government Policy
Following a leaked draft last week, the Labour Part Manifesto has been officially published, and contains provisions aimed at nationalising UK energy infrastructure.
Continue ReadingFirst Shipment of US Shale Gas Produced by Fracking Arrives in the UK
Written by Danny Lord in Fracking
The UK’s first shipment of shale gas produced by hydraulic fracturing in the US has arrived off the coast of Scotland and, according…
Continue ReadingLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to set out his energy policy today, including plans intended to benefit “the 60 million, not the big…
Continue ReadingScottish National Party MSPs abstained from a vote in which a narrow majority supported an outright ban on fracking.
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