Gas doesn’t just come out of pipes
Centrica, who own British Gas, have just announced operating profits for the first half of the year down 35%. It blames warmer weather. Yeah. Right. It was soooooooooooooo warm in January, February, March… (The figures cover the six months to June). Positively balmy. Or do we mean barmy? If people were spending less on fuel it reflects only one thing – that the cost of heating our homes has risen ridiculously. People would rather be cold than face sky high bills. The only people feeling comfortably cozy are the energy firms. Energy regulator Ofgem is reported as estimating that ‘the […]