£8.3bn energy gamble: Will Great British Energy save struggling families or just line corporate pockets?

4 comments

1. It’s chump change, so the latter is more likely.

2. Interesting map.

3. The writer is clearly pushing a false dichotomy and doesn’t understand investments.

   Does this help the single mum’s *RIGHT NOW*? No. And it isn’t meant to. It’s investments in the longer term future of energy projects.

   Obviously, claims the writer, the only options are to spend this money to help poor families with their energy bills now, or to line corporate pockets.
   Also no. This isn’t the only money that could be used. If the government wanted to do two things at the same time, they could. Investing in the future doesn’t preclude subsidizing energy bills of struggling families.

   There may be legitimate criticisms of this program, but this writer isn’t making any of those points. Lackluster 2.5/10 on the assignment.

4. Seems like the author is unhappy with lack of public oversight of the spending board.

   But other than that – blatant fossil fuels propaganda.

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