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Environment and Energy

Prime Minister Burnham Unveils Publicly Owned ‘Great British Grid’ to Accelerate Infrastructure and Slash Energy Costs

In a move signaled as a cornerstone of the government’s wider economic strategy, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has today unveiled plans for the creation of a new, publicly owned entity named the Great British Grid. Speaking at the Labour Party conference, the Prime Minister detailed a vision for a national energy system designed to break […]

September 29, 2026
Environment and Energy

Unions demand bank windfall tax to slash household energy bills

The latest figures from the energy regulator, Ofgem, provide a sobering backdrop to the TUC’s demands. According to the regulator’s most recent quarterly report, more than two million gas and electricity accounts are now in arrears without any formal repayment plan in place. This specific category of debt is particularly concerning to policymakers and advocacy […]

September 26, 2026