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”

Ofgem has referred the retail energy market for investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). This is the right … Continue reading “There is a problem in the UK’s energy market – but it’s the regulator’s fault”

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”

It is not entirely unwelcome that the energy industry has been referred to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by … Continue reading “Don’t just blame energy giants: government is blunting competition”

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”

The Energy and Climate Change Select Committee poses the following question: Will the government’s proposals to ensure that consumers are … Continue reading “Government’s energy tariff plans will exacerbate fuel poverty”

‘The philosopher’s stone is a legendary alchemical substance said to be capable of turning base metals into gold.… Efforts to … Continue reading “Ofgem and the Philosopher’s Stone”