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Nationalising energy would end ‘profiteering scandal,’ Unite research finds
A handheld smart meter on a kitchen hob showing the cost of a year-to-date's worth of home energy usage
NATIONALISING Britain’s energy network could slash bills, cut inflation and pay for itself within just a few years, eye-opening research published today by the Unite union reveals.
General secretary Sharon Graham demanded an end to the “scandal of our energy system allowing profiteers to pocket billions while workers and communities are left in the cold.”
She hailed the union’s latest report as the first to determine the potential cost and savings of taking back control of the country’s entire energy network.
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