Late Night Energy

So last night after I posted that last post I watched some more of the 'cost of living crisis' content. Namely some of the stuff from the Fuel Poverty Action YouTube channel and the Martin Lewis interview on the Tony Blair Institute channel.

The Fuel Poverty Action people did indeed seem sincere, if a little woolly. In fact, there was a youngish girl/woman called Alexa from the organisation who seemed really lovely. Her comments on standing charges swayed me a little.

The Martin Lewis interview was a little less endearing. He was complaining about the UK political system - stating that we can't get anything achieved because of the confrontational nature of British politics. He lamented the seating arrangement in the House of Commons, where the governing and opposition parties are facing each other down.

We've heard this attack before on the mainstream media. I think they'd prefer some type of communist assembly where everyone just politely sits and listens to the headmaster.

A particularly telling moment came when Emily Maitlis asked:

"So, should green policy be embedded without anyone asking? Should it be like fluoride in your toothpaste - you just don't get the choice because as a wider society we just acknowledge it is fundamental."

Lewis replied that people should be "pushed" and "rewarded" into choosing green options. Though it was hard to tell if he genuine believed this or if he was just responding affirmatively to the henpecking.

That section clipped for Twitter.

The full interview can be found here:

The Cost of Living Crisis - Martin Lewis in conversation with Emily Maitlis