The UK government has been shutting down their nuclear and coal fired power plants, which has made electricity unaffordable for millions of people – and they call people who protest their malfeasance “irresponsible.”

Hinkley B: UK’s most productive nuclear power plant closes – BBC News

U.K. To End All Coal Power In 2024, Accelerating Emissions Goal

National Energy Action (NEA) – the UK’s leading fuel poverty charity

It's a simple idea: We demand the govt scrap the energy price rises and deliver affordable energy for all. We will build a million pledges and by Oct 1st if the govt and energy companies fail to act we will cancel our direct debits. Read more here: https://t.co/NPF8VQXcHD pic.twitter.com/E4gPenIXiL

— Don't Pay. (@dontpayuk) June 18, 2022

Campaign calling on people to stop paying energy bills branded ‘highly irresponsible’ | Yorkshire Post

The UK government has a solution though. They are changing the definition of fuel poverty.

“the Government projects that fuel poverty will continue to decline in England in 2021 and 2022 despite very large increases in prices. This is due to a number of different factors including how fuel poverty is defined in England,”

Fuel poverty in the UK – House of Commons Library

via Real Climate Science

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August 6, 2022