It's not quite as simple as that - it's long been known that competition in this sector is rather weak. There's considerable market power and the CMA has been investigating it for some… (View Post)

Thanks - but remember that both supply and demand don't work as snapshots but take into account what suppliers and consumers expect to happen in the future. I think it's fair that the marke… (View Post)

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)