How would you change the energy market?

Gilbert2

Ken68 wrote: »

Link an energy survey to every household council tax bill.A reduction according to results for that type of property. That will force people to insulate.
After the next snow just take a walk around, see which property has the snow melting fast.

Not every home is suitable for full insulation, which includes cavity wall insulation.

Some homes cannot have it in any case, like pre-1900's or those close to the coast, and we are surrounded by the coast.

Indeed, cavity walls are built for the purpose of allowing the property to breath, it's not meant to be clogged up, which is why, very often, problems happen later down the line like rising damp.

Gilbert2

Wywth wrote: »

I don't think the banking crises is what you call "resolved" yet.

And how much did it cost us taxpayers to get the Northern Rock out of trouble before Richard Branson bought it for a pittance? (despite assurances from the government at the time that we wouldn't lose a penny)

From what I gather, the crisis of 2008 was resolved, considering the danger to the financial sector then, to now.

It is not perfect now in 2012, however, it is not the crisis it was.

Therefore, the crisis was resolved.

Gilbert2

C_Mababejive wrote: »

I think that households which have combi boilers should be subjected to an additional tax.

But those with a combi will already be paying more for their fuel because they are less efficient.

Why would you want to further clobber, for eg, a first time buyer who has struggled to even get a property in the first place but doesn't have enough money to update their central heating to a more modern system as soon as they move in?

To tax, tax, tax is just a lazy solution to those who don't think things over properly.

Wywth

Gilbert2 wrote: »

From what I gather, the crisis of 2008 was resolved, considering the danger to the financial sector then, to now.

It is not perfect now in 2012, however, it is not the crisis it was.

Therefore, the crisis was resolved.

Say hallelujah to that then

Any idea how much it ended up costing us all for the short period it was nationalised?

Wywth

Gilbert2 wrote: »

...To tax, tax, tax is just a lazy solution to those who don't think things over properly.

Where do you think the losses all the nationalised industries (including Northern Rock incurred during the short period it was nationalised) incur are paid if not through taxes?

Gilbert2

Wywth wrote: »

Say hallelujah to that then

Any idea how much it ended up costing us all for the short period it was nationalised?

Parts of it are still nationalised and, guess what?, they make a profit now.

The alternative of not nationalising would have been, so we are told, catastrophic.

It is pretty irrelevant how much it cost as there was no alternative.

The fact is state ownership was the only answer, even the USofA realised that and there is no way that would have happened at any other time in history.

Gilbert2

Wywth wrote: »

Where do you think the losses all the nationalised industries (including Northern Rock incurred during the short period it was nationalised) incur are paid if not through taxes?

To save the banking sector through taxes is completely different to taxing people who have a combi boiler because they cannot afford a new system.

You are comparing apples with oranges.

Former_MSE_Archna

SwanJon wrote: »

The biggest change I'd like to see is quicker switching. The current delay means that the situation can change so much between signing up and actually becoming a customer that the switch was the wrong choice.
(I know that this will require a lot of coordination, and we may need to wait for smart metering to be completed first.)



Really?

Apparently so. Must have been that mulled wine and rush to leave the office for Christmas. Apologies for the error, I promise I do no how to spell

Wywth

Gilbert2 wrote: »

Parts of it are still nationalised and, guess what?, they make a profit now.

The alternative of not nationalising would have been, so we are told, catastrophic.

It is pretty irrelevant how much it cost as there was no alternative.

The fact is state ownership was the only answer, even the USofA realised that and there is no way that would have happened at any other time in history.

Quess what, Northern Rock used to make a profit before it was nationalised.

And I'm sure Richard Branson didn't buy it to run as some kind of charity.

So how much did the nationislation of it cost all us taxpayers?

Wywth

Gilbert2 wrote: »

To save the banking sector through taxes is completely different to taxing people who have a combi boiler because they cannot afford a new system.

You are comparing apples with oranges.

Remember it was you that originally brought the banking industry into this thread which is asking questions over how the the gas & electricity indutries should be run in future by saying:

The banking crisis was resolved by nationalisation, even the yanks embraced it, and the fuel market in the UK is also in crisis and needs to be saved.