he Bill Gets Bigger
… and the song remains the same
Posted on 24 Aug 24
by JitIn BBC, climate change, Energy bills, Net Zero, Ofgem, renewables, satire, The CCC
Yesterday came news that the energy price cap was going to rise by a hundred and fifty quid, or ten percent. Several outlets linked this to the earlier decision by teh Chancellor to remove the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance of £300. Put together, pensioners are looking at a rise of £450. But wait! They use more energy for heating than young folk, being stuck at home more, etc; so the total for them could be +£500. Still, at least they have the option to get on a heated bus for naught, and drive in circles.
It was against this background that I turned on BBC Radio 4’s PM yesterday. The price cap was centre stage, and the first interview was with Emma Pinchbeck, the head of Energy UK and rumoured to be the next chief of the National Destruction Committee.
The interview went on a bit, so I am not going to transcribe it here. You can listen to it at this link. The whole feature runs from 5 minutes in to 14 minutes in.
The set up was Ed Miliband blaming wholesale gas prices for the change, and pretending to commiserate with his hard-up subjects.
https://cliscep.com/2024/08/24/the-bill-gets-bigger/
