UK starting pay jumps by most on record as staff shortages bite – survey
British employers increased pay for new staff by the most since at least the 1990s, according to a survey that will be studied by the Bank of England as it Continue Reading
OGUK Gives UK Gas Production Warning
UK gas production will fall 75 percent by 2030 without new investment, according to industry body Oil & Gas UK. UK gas production will fall 75 percent by 2030 without Continue Reading
UK National Grid: Consumers Will See No Respite From High Gas Prices Soon
This winter, the margin between supply and demand could be the tightest in five years: UK National Grid CEO UK businesses using a lot of energy have called on the Continue Reading
British industry calls for govt action on energy prices, supply
Britain’s Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) has called on the government and regulator Ofgem to act on high prices and concerns over supply this winter that they say threaten business. Continue Reading
Fuel shortages ease off in London – UK retailers
Gasoline and diesel shortages have eased in London and southeast England and the situation in the rest of Britain has improved further, according to an industry group representing independent fuel Continue Reading
Big U.K. Energy Users Want Urgent Measures to Ease Gas Crisis
The U.K. government must roll out emergency measures quickly to help industrial energy users cope with the gas crisis, or face business shutting down this winter, a lobby group warned. Continue Reading
Moody’s expects more UK energy suppliers to fail as wholesale prices soar
Britain’s retail energy sector will see more failures from suppliers and increased market consolidation due to a sharp rise in wholesale energy prices, rating agency Moody’s said on Wednesday. The Continue Reading
Why Brexit Britain Is Isolated, Vulnerable and Running on Fumes
After leaving the European Union, the U.K. is emerging from the pandemic without enough workers and facing a winter tougher than any since the 1970s. Brexit Britain Struggles Through Series Continue Reading
Britain sends military to solve fuel crisis as driver shortage persists
British military personnel in combat fatigues arrived on Monday at a BP (BP.L) storage depot after the government ordered the army to help deliver fuel to tackle an acute shortage Continue Reading
British army to start driving tankers as queues for fuel continue
LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – British soldiers will start driving tankers to replenish empty pumps, as drivers queued again for fuel after days of shortages, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson Continue Reading