MPs have voted against closing a legal loophole that allows coal-fired power stations to continue emitting carbon unabated throughout their lifespan. The amendment, tabled by a...
The government must be more honest about the levels of subsidies given to fossil fuel companies relative to renewable energy, and reaffirm its commitment to fighting...
Burning coal kills around 1,600 people a year, according to statistics that appear in a report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Published in partnership...
MPs and other parliamentary staff now have the option to pay into a credit union directly from their wages, thanks to a new service launched on...
MPs and private sector businesses gathered today to mark Social Enterprise Day and learn how buying from social enterprises can create a positive impact. Currently only...
Multi-utility supplier Telecom Plus plc is on the verge of buying two energy supply units from RWE Npower, in order to make its tariffs more competitive...
A committee of MPs is set to question investment banks Goldman Sachs and UBS on November 20 over issues with the Royal Mail’s valuation and allegations...
Unite, the UK’s biggest union, has launched a new credit union service in a bid to challenge payday lenders and other organisations that “[try] to make...
The computer scientist responsible for inventing the world wide web has criticised national security agencies for a lack of “checks and balances” in their surveillance systems....
MPs are expected to vote today on whether to release funds so the government can begin spending on the controversial HS2 rail project. The remaining stages...
The government’s decision not to include a decarbonisation target for the power sector in the energy bill is to be challenged in the House of Lords...
Private Eye magazine is 52 today. Anyone who is a regular reader (4.4% of our readership say they are) could not help but be a bit...
Scottish Power has become the fourth of the big six energy companies to announce upcoming price rises in consumer energy bills. The company says it will...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said he disagrees with David Cameron’s proposals to “roll back” green levies on energy bills, suggesting that they should be...
MPs are set to quiz energy company bosses on their decisions to increase consumer prices by as much as 10.4%. Chair of the energy and climate...