NHS criticised for wasting £150m on ‘overpriced’ electricity

Analysis has found that NHS could be saving an additional £68 million in 2019-20 for lower-priced gas

Government criticised for signing ‘PPE recycling’ contracts

Veolia and Suez have reportedly been awarded contracts that will allow them to ‘incinerate’ unused PPE at their sites

Government’s heat pump plan ‘could cost taxpayers £115bn’

A heat pump could cost each household up to £18,000, according to a new report

Council energy firms ‘wiped out, lose £114m’

A further 13 energy companies with investments by local authorities lost a total of £74,106,589, according to new research

Energy managers save NHS pay “many times over”

Energy managers have been stoutly defended for saving the NHS “many times” their own salaries after getting a bashing from the Taxpayers’ Alliance. The body criticised a number of NHS Trusts for overspending on energy and branded energy and sustainability roles – alongside PR and EU positions – as a waste of public cash. But […]

Ed Davey voted ‘Pinhead of the Year’

Energy Secretary Ed Davey has been voted ‘Pinhead of the Year’ in a poll by the Taxpayers’ Alliance. The unfortunate gong was awarded to him after being nominated for increasing the staff headcount at the Department of Energy and Climate Change every quarter over the last year as well as for bringing in ‘green’ policies […]