Utility Week: ‘Dysfunctional’ energy retail market needs fixing

Addressing mounting fears over the impact of wholesale power price spikes on energy retailers back in September, Kwasi Kwarteng was sanguine. “It is not unusual for smaller energy suppliers to exit the market”, the energy secretary told the Commons. However, what we have seen heading into this winter is anything…

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Weston Mercury: Weston MP and mayor attend anniversary ball

A 100th-anniversary ball for the Weston Rotary Club was held in the Winter Gardens. Rotary members from groups scattered across the South West attended, with more than 300 guests coming together to reflect on the group’s past alongside Weston’s MP, John Penrose and the town’s mayor, Cllr James Clayton. Rotary International…

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John’s full Beesley Lecture – Power to the people

On 7th October, John was invited to deliver the first of the prestigious annual Beesley Lecture Series. Building on his Government-commissioned report Power to the People, John outlined the state of competition policy, described upcoming challenges for regulators and set out how regulatory reform can best meet those challenges. John also…

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