This is a very weak argument. The responsibility for being abusive to retail staff lies solely with the abuser, not with the government, the retailer, the oil companies, anyone else. You're effe… (View Post)

I think they have to keep some gas generation ticking over at all times for complicated technical reasons. And it's worth point out that while the spot price is high, our renewables are primaril… (View Post)

Subsiding energy prices is a really inefficient way to do it though, for two reasons: 1) Energy consumption correlates closely with income. The richest households burn much more gas and petrol/diesel… (View Post)

It's relative. All I have to do is check my student loan balance, or pick up a prescription, or drive down the A1 to the NE of England, to get a reminder. Or look at GDP figures which sees Scotl… (View Post)

More to the point, what's the point of Dubai if you can't put WWIII up on Instagram/Tiktok? (View Post)