We need to end our reliance on gas. The energy review will decide how it is to be done, writes Tracey Boles
WHEN Russia turned off the gas supply to Ukraine in January, Brian Wilson’s first thought was: “Our chickens have come home to roost.” The former energy minister had always thought it was wrong to make Britain dependent on gas. Now everyone could see the folly of the policy.
Wilson, minister for energy and construction from May 2002 until June 2003, said: “Being very dependent on one fuel is a security-of-supply issue. And even if supply is maintained, our control over price is limited.”
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The stand-off between Moscow and Kiev over new terms on Ukraine’s gas contracts did not last long. But the problems with Britain’s dependence on gas go on. Erratic supplies from the Continent during the winter and high wholesale prices have sent energy bills soaring.
The touch-and-go nature of gas supplies was one reason the government decided to tear up its energy policy and launch a review in December. The consultation on the review closed last week.
But whatever the outcome, there is a risk that Britain’s energy bills will continue to climb, particularly if investment in new infrastructure and cutting-edge technologies takes place against rising demand for energy. read more
Offshore wind farms blown off schedule by two years
By Tim Webb
Published: 16 April 2006
More than half of the first phase of the UK's offshore wind farms will be built two years late, at the earliest. Developers are also warning that the second phase of much larger projects is unlikely to go ahead without government support, threatening Tony Blair's target for producing more energy from renewable sources .
The looming crisis faced by the wind industry comes as ministers begin drafting the second Energy Review in three years. Consultation for the latest review closed on Friday. The first one favoured renewable forms of energy, primarily wind power.read more
… it can mean £27,000 a day. An exclusive survey for The Observer charts the rises in the benefits packages enjoyed by the heads of the UK's largest companies. Heather Connon reports
The chief executives of Britain's 10 largest companies received salary and benefits packages worth an average of £6.5m last year, according to a detailed analysis of their remuneration prepared exclusively for The Observer. This was 11 per cent ahead of the total for the previous year.
Prepared for The Observer by consultancy Independent Remuneration Solutions (IRS), it is one of the only surveys to include all components of directors' pay – pensions, options and other share schemes as well as salary and bonuses. The 10 companies are worth £750m in total, equal to half the value of all FTSE 100 companies, and are used by remuneration consultants as a bellwether on which to base other companies' pay and perks packages. read more
British consumers believe that McDonald's is the least ethical of high-profile corporations, according to a new survey.
The unwanted accolade follows sustained criticism of the burger giant's unhealthy fare and provides further evidence that McDonald's – for years the most successful retail brand in the world – is increasingly out of step with a body-conscious society.
McDonald's tops the poll ahead of other 'bogeyman' companies such as Shell and Nestle, according to the Ethical Index compiled by market research firm The Fraser Consultancy. Based on a survey of more than 1,300 consumers, it is the first to rank UK and overseas brands according to their 'ethical profile'.read more
Just as things seemed to be calming down in the delta region of Nigeria after a spate of kidnappings and insurgent attacks, the militant group calling itself the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta — MEND — announced last week to all who would listen that it was planning new violence against oil facilities in the region. Apparently unconcerned about tipping its hand to the authorities, MEND even gave a date for the start of its new campaign: April 25.
The guerrillas could not have hoped for a better reaction. Crude oil prices immediately jumped on the news, hitting $70 a barrel, as new fears about a supply squeeze hit the global oil market. Adding to the concern is that the latest message, sent to various news organizations, seems a lot angrier and more violent than previous missives. The references to endless buckets of blood sounded more like an Al Qaeda rant than a threat from oil-market saboteurs.read more
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Date of experience: 21 November 2023
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30 November 2023: Posted by John Donovan
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Extremely slow broadband for 10 months, not fixed.I have had slow broadband well below the guaranteed speed for 10 months and Shell Energy have not been able to fix it.They have tried sending about 4 or 5 engineers but have not fixed the problem.Gurps, who I have been dealing with most recently, has been friendly and polite, alth… Read more
I ordered shell energy broadband on nov 2. I was promised connection the following week. They initiated the direct debit. I called the following week and was told router would arrive on 13 and service would go live on 17. No further email or communication until 20 when I was told service would start on 30th. Spent 10 minutes waiting on phone line and spoke to a polite assistant who was absolutely useless in solving my problem. Avoid this unprofessional and chaotic… Read more
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I used shell broadband. It was by far the worst broadband provider ever! The internet did not work most days. I had their super fast broadband and it dropped out constantly. Watching a movie was awful with the constant buffering. Customer support was super slow. Now their going to charge me for the useless router which I have sent back.
Date of experience: 21 November 2023
By far the worst broadband provider ever!
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