Energy and Environment

The last thing the energy market needs is more bureaucrats and ministers in control


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Prof. Len Shackleton writes for CapX

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Mark Littlewood writes for The Times

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Andy Mayer writes for CapX

IEA Energy Analyst Andy Mayer wrote for CapX on Labour proposal for a state-operated energy company.

Criticising the plan, Andy wrote:

“The short form of the problem with energy nationalisation is ‘would you trust Ed Miliband to buy a nuclear power station?’.”

Andy also highlighted the economic argument against more state planning:

“State control, or state direction of industry, leads to malinvestment and waste, higher prices and, in energy, risks security of supply.”

The full article can be read here.



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