http://www.rationaloptimist.com/blog/britains-economic-suicide

Here's (belatedly) a piece I published in the Times last week.



British Gas is putting up the cost of heating and lighting the average home by up to 18 per cent, or about £200 a year. Indignation at its profiteering is understandable. But that can only be a part of the story: the combined profits of the big six energy supply companies amount to less than 1.5 per cent of your energy bill, according to the regulator, Ofgem.

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