"The report reveals that companies made £45 billion profit from the UK domestic energy system in 2022. If that money had been kept in public hands, it could have been used to save each household £1,800 on their energy bills."
Tag: Energy Crisis
Tackling the cost-of-living crisis means bringing pay up and prices down – Beth Winter MP
"The discussion on controlling prices needs to begin now" - Beth Winter MP
Energy company profiteering can and must be stopped – Kate Osborne MP
"It’s rampant profiteering and needs to stop. We cannot continue to let private companies make obscene amounts of profits from our essential services while people can't afford to heat their homes."
Forced installations, debt collectors and the scandal of pre-paid meters – Jack Sargeant MS
"There was evidence of a Times exposé showing debt collectors gleefully breaking into the homes of vulnerable people to install meters on behalf of British Gas."
Building a Progressive Policy Platform – John McDonnell
"If humanity is to have a shared & sustainable future, the need for a transformative policy agenda is more urgent than ever" - John McDonnell is bringing activists, campaigners and policymakers together on February 11th.
Shell’s sickening profits show it’s time for bold action on energy – Richard Burgon MP
"It’s obscene that fossil fuel giants are making such super-profits during the biggest squeeze in living standards for decades... these bumper profits are a direct result of the soaring energy bills people face."
RMT reacts to Shell’s “eye-watering” profits
“Profits and dividends on this scale when millions of people cannot heat or eat a square meal in their homes demonstrates the remorseless and unjust nature of this industry" - Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary
Vulnerable people are suffering the most in this deepening crisis
Barry Rodin looks at the impact of the cost of living crisis on the poorest and most vulnerable in our society.
Here’s why Great British Energy in public ownership is a WIN for our movement! (Even if it’s not full nationalisation) – We Own It
"No, it’s not full public ownership but it’s a hugely important first step. GBE will prove that public ownership is a successful way to run a company in the national interest" - We Own It analyse Labour's public energy announcement.
Workers Can’t Wait – Urgent action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis
The Labour Assembly Against Austerity is calling for support for 10 urgent measures to tackle the cost of living crisis and to build a better economy and society.