Especially fucked up for a British PM to be talking like this when the UK energy market is uniquely fucked over by things like this due to a law that pins per unit costs to the most expensive method of generation used (IE - non-renewables) meaning there's incentive to not switch away entirely.

April 10, 2026 - 12:31 UTC

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That's how all of Europe does it because it resembles the pricing mechanism of the stock market. They didn't just come up with this on a bender, there actually is some economic theory behind it.
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That's intended to subsidise renewables, which are cheaper by their very nature. Something like that exists basically EU-wide too.
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and overhauling the grid energy pricing was a Labour election pledge that they haven't got around to yet... it's possible Starmer is just posturing to get some political capital for it and to look good against the tories' ban on new offshore wind.
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Agreed. It’s internal policies that determine the actual cost to consumers. Blaming others is mealy-mouthed at best. There is a lot more he and Ed Miliband should have achieved by now.
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