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Bulb boss still being paid £250,000 a year despite collapse, MPs told

The boss of bailed-out energy supplier Bulb is still being paid the same £250,000 salary that he was collecting before the business went into administration. Hayden Wood, who set up the company, was asked by administrators to stay on in his role as ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Chancellor expected to announce fuel duty cut in spring statement

Pressure is building on Rishi Sunak to unveil new plans to help struggling households as he is set to vow to “stand by” British families amid the deepening cost of living crisis. The Chancellor, who will deliver his spring statement on Wednesday, ...

23 Mar 2022 at 02:25

$Government urged to halt sealing of fracking wells amid energy crisis$

Government urged to halt sealing of fracking wells amid energy crisis

The boss of energy firm Cuadrilla has accused the Government of failing to back up recent “rhetoric” on keeping the door open to fracking. Chief executive Francis Egan said work to concrete up the UK’s only shale wells in Lancashire will have to ...

14 Mar 2022 at 17:25

High energy bills blamed on company profits, Russia and growing global demand

People are blaming high energy bills on energy company profiteering, the Russian government cutting supplies, and a growing demand for gas globally, a survey suggested. Just 13% of those quizzed thought green levies and taxes were among the ...

26 Jan 2022 at 19:26

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Windfall tax and pause on new data centres required to 'avoid blackouts' - Labour

With an energy crisis looming, all new data centres should be paused and a windfall tax imposed on the profits of energy companies, according to the Labour party. There have been concerns about energy security this winter, with efforts ...

22 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Energy costs ‘wiping out profits’ for struggling pubs, brewery boss warns

A brewery boss has warned that sky-high energy bills could force some pubs to shut. Small businesses are facing a crisis with soaring energy prices driving up operating costs and making it impossible for some owners to make a profit, ...

30 Aug 2022 at 12:18

Ministers working on fresh cost-of-living support package to put to new PM

The Government is working up a fresh package of cost-of-living support for the next prime minister to consider when they take office, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said. Simon Clarke argued it is “absolutely right” for the ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:50

Oxford Street Christmas lights are on – but for shorter time amid energy crisis

London’s annual Christmas lights display has been switched on – but will illuminate Oxford Street for reduced hours this year amid the ongoing energy crisis. Energy consumption will be cut by two-thirds in comparison to last year, ...

02 Nov 2022 at 20:17

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Hotel's €20,000 increase in one month’s electricity bill ‘not sustainable’

A Donegal councillor has issued a stark warning that many businesses will have no choice but to close their doors if serious steps aren’t taken to protect them. Cllr Micheál Naughton (FF) is the manager of the Clanree Hotel in ...

15 Sept 2022 at 12:33

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Tipperary TD joins rural deputies in demand for action to mitigate energy crisis

DTipperary TD Michael Lowry and the Regional Group of TDs are tabling a Private Members Motion to be debated on the resumption of the Dáil on September 14 to call for emergency legislation to be introduced to keep the lights ...

05 Sept 2022 at 14:33

$Boris Johnson at odds with Liz Truss as he labels fracking claims ‘dubious’$

Boris Johnson at odds with Liz Truss as he labels fracking claims ‘dubious’

Boris Johnson used one of his final speeches as Prime Minister to cast doubt on fracking, in what will be seen as a veiled put-down of his likely successor Liz Truss. The Foreign Secretary, seen as the frontrunner in the ...

01 Sept 2022 at 15:04

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Tipperary TD says the energy crisis is a threat to homes and businesses

Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne has called on the Government to clarify what they will be doing to address the energy crisis. He said many households are facing fuel poverty, and the Government must act. ‘According to the ...

01 Sept 2022 at 15:33

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