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Energy price hikes: less moralising, more economics

18 January 2022
Energy and Environment

Energy price hikes: less moralising, more economics

Bruno Prior
18 January 2022
The energy-price crisis is an economic problem. It is not a moral problem. It is a matter of bringing supply … Continue reading “Energy price hikes: less moralising, more economics”

British industry is bearing the brunt of climate unilateralism

14 October 2021
Energy and Environment

British industry is bearing the brunt of climate unilateralism

Andy Mayer
14 October 2021
The UK can either be net zero or have secure and affordable energy. It cannot have all three, at least … Continue reading “British industry is bearing the brunt of climate unilateralism”

The Gordian Knot of UK energy policy

21 September 2021
Energy and Environment

The Gordian Knot of UK energy policy

Andy Mayer
21 September 2021
Rising gas prices, energy companies going bust, Ministers discussing bailouts and empty reassurance to consumers. The central problem with the … Continue reading “The Gordian Knot of UK energy policy”

Price freezes and price caps won’t work: we need a competitive energy market

14 January 2015
Regulation

Price freezes and price caps won’t work: we need a competitive energy market

Colin Robinson
14 January 2015
In September 2013, at a time when energy prices were increasing, opposition leader Ed Miliband made an eye-catching proposal: a … Continue reading “Price freezes and price caps won’t work: we need a competitive energy market”

A bureaucratic nightmare risks stifling innovation in Britain’s energy market

11 June 2014
Regulation

A bureaucratic nightmare risks stifling innovation in Britain’s energy market

Stephen Littlechild
11 June 2014
Ofgem’s chickens are coming home to roost, and the energy market regulator now faces a choice. It must decide whether … Continue reading “A bureaucratic nightmare risks stifling innovation in Britain’s energy market”

Forget energy companies: blame the regulator for distorting competition

20 March 2014

Forget energy companies: blame the regulator for distorting competition

Stephen Littlechild
20 March 2014
Ofgem, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will shortly issue an assessment of … Continue reading “Forget energy companies: blame the regulator for distorting competition”

Forget it, Owen Jones: only free-market policies can solve the cost-of-living crisis (Part 1)

24 January 2014

Forget it, Owen Jones: only free-market policies can solve the cost-of-living crisis (Part 1)

Kristian Niemietz
24 January 2014
Over the past few months, in a series of articles, Independent columnist Owen Jones has outlined a socialist response to … Continue reading “Forget it, Owen Jones: only free-market policies can solve the cost-of-living crisis (Part 1)”

Defective regulations are pushing up energy prices as competition suffers

29 October 2013

Defective regulations are pushing up energy prices as competition suffers

Stephen Littlechild
29 October 2013
Energy prices keep rising. Prime Ministers and energy ministers, past and present, all propose their own solutions, although there is … Continue reading “Defective regulations are pushing up energy prices as competition suffers”

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