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Speaking out, why do we do it?

Two weeks ago, just before Parliament rose for recess, the Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee (their description not mine) published a report that drew the conclusion that the term “net zero” had too many negative connotations, and was now damaging the drive to achieve, well net zero.

Today’s blog is slightly different to normal in that I’m going to ask you to participate, yes to do something after reading it.

It is a powerful and telling quote.

Last week, Age UK published some fresh analysis on where the UK’s older population stood regarding digital inclusion.

For several years, it has often felt as though gas is the villain of the energy transition debate when we know it is an essential component of any just transition.

Earlier this month I received a text from my local electricity network company

I’ve just come back from a week of annual leave on a Greek island, sounds perfect and it was a really relaxing time.

Seeing our world through the eyes of others is a useful and informative way of making sure our industry is operating how we want it to.

So, we have a new Prime Minister, I did suggest it would be Andy Burnham and a new Energy Secretary too.

The boss of the UK’s largest electricity supplier recently argued that consumers would be willing to accept power blackouts in exchange for lower bills.

Over the past few months some old myths have resurfaced.

Writing this after the DR Congo game, I thought about using a very large font so that those bleary-eyed from the Mexico game could still read it

I couldn’t avoid commenting on the recent heatwave; it was a warm one.

I am writing this blog on Friday morning (19 June); Andy Burnham has just won a spectacular (albeit unnecessary) by-election and it would be remiss of me not to consider what the implications of this are.

There is a reason why consumer champion Martin Lewis is so trusted by the public, he is not frightened to tell truth to power and having done his homework, he gives an honest assessment. This approach is sorely needed in the energy sector and I’ll show you why giving a couple of examples where spin/ideology are used to distract or deflect those telling truth to power.