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Alistair Phillips-Davies, Atlantic Electric and Gas, BBC, bill, Conservative, Ed Miliband, energy, freeze, Labour, price, Scottish Hydro Electric, Southern Electric, SSE, SWALEC, Tories, Tory
How bizarre.
It seems both the Conservative-led Coalition and the Labour Party have claimed credit for a price freeze announced by energy supplier SSE.
I know what you’re thinking. You’re asking: Why is this bizarre when politicians claim credit for good news all the time?
Simply because SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies went on the record to say the decision had been swung by Ed Miliband – as you can hear on the video (above)!
The company is the second largest supplier of electricity and natural gas in the UK, incorporating SWALEC, Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro Electric and Atlantic Electric and Gas.
Its prices will be frozen at their current levels until 2016, which is good news for 9.5 million customers – and a good reason for them to consider giving Labour their vote.
The downside is that 500 jobs will be cut to minimise loss of profits. Four planned offshore wind farms will also be shelved, but many may be glad to see the back of the controversial wind energy projects.
Most interesting of all is the way the BBC has avoided reporting any suggestion that this could be a major coup for the Labour Party.
It’s possible that this could provide another reason to vote Labour in 2015…
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