Tag Archives: energy prices

Sunday 5 March

It’s been yet another turbulent fortnight in politics, accelerating to such a degree that I was put in mind of the name of the 1960s satirical show ‘That was the Week that was’ (some may be old enough even to have heard of it!). This week alone, we’ve seen Rishi Sunak touting his hard wroughtContinue reading “Sunday 5 March”

Sunday 19 February

Another hefty news fortnight has passed, including the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Prime Minister’s Cabinet reshuffle, the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon, controversy over the police handling of the Nicola Bulley (missing mother, now possibly discovered) case and increasing concern over the cost of living crisis with no good news on the energyContinue reading “Sunday 19 February”

Sunday 4 September

This last week, the end of August and start of September, is often characterised by a poignant change in the light, signalling the end of summer, returns to school, college and work and perhaps the necessity to face up to harsh realities which holidays can obscure. But there’s no sense of any new beginning inContinue reading “Sunday 4 September”

Saturday 20 August (shorter post)

As the UK continues to battle the combined effects of crises in the cost of living, energy supply, the water industry, the NHS and travel chaos continues with further transport strikes, it seems extraordinary that our prime minister departed for another holiday, Downing Street astonishingly declaring that he would only be contacted if ‘anything urgent’Continue reading “Saturday 20 August (shorter post)”

Sunday 6 February

There are almost no words for the shaming debacle currently dominating Downing Street and our politics. There’s no doubt this is having a bad effect on the public’s mental health (more below), some saying publicly that they don’t know what to do with their rage. This rage is exacerbated by the feeling of helplessness arisingContinue reading “Sunday 6 February”

Friday 24 September

Just when you think the government can’t get any worse, it does just that and in spades this last week. As our Prime Minister undermined the climate change message by jetting off to New York with what seemed a sizeable entourage, giving the most embarrassing performance to the UN General Assembly, back at the ranchContinue reading “Friday 24 September”