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Is renationalising England’s water industry the fix we need?

With the state of the UK’s water industry gaining more media and political attention than ever before, Shakespeare Martineau's Isaac Murdy and Helen Rowland explore the case for renationalising the industry. The pair look at what renationalisation means and explore the potential pitfalls of a return to the “good old days”.

2 years ago

Government stalls long-awaited upgrade of private rentals

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Offshore wind shortfall would cost households millions

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Retailer plea for data release to unlock social tariff

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Time to be smart about financing net zero

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Ofgem seeks views on ending PPM premium

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Eustice urges Coffey to hold her nerve on single social tariff

2 years ago

ESO failing to tackle grid connection woes

The electricity system operator (ESO) is failing to tackle transmission queue management problems, an influential group of MPs has claimed. The cross-party group said it welcomed National Grid ESO’s five point plan to tackle transmission queue management issues, published in February, but said the measures have “not proved successful to date”. They warn that failing to improve grid connections puts the UK’s target of a fossil-fuel free grid by 2035 at risk.

2 years ago

MPs vote for energy scrutiny committee chair

Scottish National MP Angus MacNeil has been elected as chair of the House of Commons new Energy Security and Net Zero Committee. The committee has been established to scrutinise the work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), which was set up earlier this year.

2 years ago

Limited ‘window of opportunity’ to bolster UK infrastructure

The UK is at risk of missing the “window of opportunity” to prepare the country’s infrastructure for the effects of climate change, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and Climate Change Committee (CCC) have warned. The two organisations have urged ministers to urgently develop more effective plans to improve the resilience of infrastructure, in a joint letter sent to deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden and environment secretary Thérèse Coffey. They warn that not doing so puts the country’s infrastructure at risk.

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