Energy strategy is a smokescreen that won ’t help squeezed consumers

Commenting on the publication of the government’s energy strategy today (Thursday), UNISON national energy officer Matthew Lay said: “To call this a strategy is a complete misnomer. “It does nothing to ease the pain people are feeling now, nor to bring Britain closer to meeting its net zero targets. It’s a smokescreen covering the mistakes of the past that have left us so dangerously reliant on fossil fuels. “Lack of detail on how any changes will be funded is worryingly familiar. Already-squeezed consumers will likely have to fork out to make up for years of energy mismanagement. “It’s totally unforgivable to have no plan for insulating Britain’s leaky housing stock, which would cut bills now and ease some of the pain being felt by millions.” Notes to editors: – UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors. The article Energy strategy is a smokescreen that won’t help squeezed consumers first appeared on the UNISON National site.
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