UK motorists face record fuel prices as global oil costs rise
Motorists face the return of record high prices at the pumps as global oil markets continue to climb towards $100 a barrel after a slowdown in output from the Opec Read More
The Guardian view on windfall taxes: an idea whose time has come again
Windfall taxes are nothing new. Margaret Thatcher’s government was one of the most notable users of the tactic – with one-off levies on banks and oil companies for making excess Read More
Scotland’s ‘timid’ £150 council tax rebate disappointing, say charities
Scotland’s finance secretary has been accused of failing to properly address rising fuel costs after mirroring the £150 council tax rebate offered by the chancellor in England. Kate Forbes told Read More
Tenants on east London estate revolt over damp and mouldy homes
A historic housing association is facing a revolt from tenants who are tired of living in cramped, damp and mouldy homes that some say are damaging children’s health. Residents of Read More
Force pension funds to align with net zero goal, says Richard Curtis
Pension funds should face legal obligations to bring their investments in line with the net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, the film-maker Richard Curtis has said. Curtis, a co-founder of Read More
‘My life is not my own. I eat, breathe and sleep this’: the single mother who has fed 100,000 neighbours
When Michelle Dornelly is hoisting heavy crates of food into and out of her van, she thinks about her building. When her shoulders ache at night and she spots new Read More
Easing the shock of the energy crisis
Re the energy price crisis (Letters, 6 February), by the time I put the kettle on in the morning, my house has already used £1 of electricity overnight. It is Read More
Soaring UK demand for rented homes pushes cost to near £1,000
The average cost of renting a home in the UK is approaching £1,000 a month after demand drove prices up 8.3% in the final three months of last year, marking Read More