Energy Pricing

Causes, effects and what the chancellor proposes to do about it. And what he ought to do about it. This episode is dedicated to energy in a week when the British government announced its revised energy price cap. First indications are that energy prices in the UK will rise by 54%. I'm going to look in detail at what the energy price cap actually is, explore the reasons for the dramatic increase in energy costs and look at what governments can do to soften the blow for consumers.