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Commentary submitted by Simon Francis in their own words.
Back to profileSummer 2026 is UK’s warmest since records began
With energy costs still increasing, people are unable to stay cool in the summer, just as much as they struggle to stay warm in winter.
Nearly two thirds of the public want a new energy law to cut bills and protect consumers
The public have been clear that they want the Government to be focussed on cheaper energy and better homes.
Households left counting the cost of six months of Iran conflict
It’s no wonder that almost three-quarters of the public say our reliance on oil and gas leaves the UK exposed to global price shocks.
Plug-in solar panels go on sale in shops and online after legal barriers removed
Welcome that plug in solar is, it is not a miracle cure for high bills.
Winter energy price cap to rise 4%
Ministers need to go further and faster in helping people.
Winter energy price cap to rise 4%
Price rises fall hardest on the households who can least afford them.
Ministers looking at more support for households struggling with energy bills
Billpayers are being asked to pay more, while billionaires count the profits.
Energy complaints handled by ombudsman jump 16% amid cost pressures
With bills set to rise again from October, this is not a minor inconvenience.
Surging energy prices push inflation up to highest level since March
The reliable indicators of what is actually happening to household energy prices are the unit rates and standing charges and these latest predictions of yet further rises driven by the cost of gas will be deeply worrying to households up and down the country.
A nation divided by energy savers and energy strugglers revealed in new research
For many households, reductions in energy use have happened simply because people cannot afford to use as much energy as in the past.
War windfalls for energy elite as bills set to rise
These price shock profiteers are doing very well out of the Iran war, but they are doing little to solve the underlying problems.