Renewable revenues capped in Government push to ease record bills October 12, 2022 Renewable projects will be blocked from cashing in on the energy crisis, after the Government confirmed new plans to ease record bills.
Green groups oppose Government plans to cap renewable revenues October 10, 2022 Green groups have raised red flags over Government plans to cap the revenues enjoyed by established domestic renewable projects.
Government to push through revenue caps for renewable generators October 9, 2022 The Government will go full steam ahead with its plans to cap revenues renewable electricity generators can make.
If Truss wants growth, she needs to face down the rural lobby and back solar farms October 7, 2022 We need to look at the question of priorities and if we’re ready to focus on energy security. Either way, we will need heavy investment in renewables.
Truss ‘giving with one hand and taking with other’ through stealth taxes, IFS says October 6, 2022 Liz Truss is “giving with one hand and taking with the other” by keeping stealth taxes, a new study out today reveals. Some £2 for every £1 returned to Brits in the prime minister and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax cutting mini-budget will be lost to “fiscal drag,” the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said today. [...]
Liz Truss’s Tory Conference speech: The PM’s claims and statements fact-checked October 5, 2022 At the Conservative Party conference earlier today, Prime Minister Liz Truss gave her keynote speech, talking about her upbringing, the economic climate, and healthcare. Full Fact offered to fact check the different claims and statements for City A.M. “I stand here today as the first Prime Minister of our country to have gone to a [...]
Kwarteng has no option but to stay the course on tax plans October 3, 2022 A few weeks into her new role Liz Truss and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng would have been forgiven for thinking that Tory conference would have been something of a party. After all, Tory party members favoured her candidacy by some margin – even if Conservative MPs were more enamoured by the now extremely quiet Rishi [...]
Energy bills rise to record highs despite Government support October 1, 2022 Household energy bills have climbed to all-time highs for millions of Brits today, despite a Government cap on costs per unit.
Govt must decide which ‘unpleasant combination’ of investment and benefit cuts will fuel mini-budget September 30, 2022 The government will have to decide which “unpleasant combination” of investment and benefit cuts will fuel its mini-budget stimulus package. a leading think tank has said. Prime Minister Liz Truss is appearing to stick with to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget plans, despite the Tories sinking in the polls overnight with YouGov saying Labour now has [...]
Tories prepare for annual party conference as polling results sink September 29, 2022 The Tories are preparing for the party’s annual conference next week under a cloud of turmoil and infighting as new polling puts them 33 points behind Labour. Liz Truss’ first party conference as Prime Minister comes at a time of crisis, with her own MPs in open revolt against her and financial markets reacting badly [...]