If energy bills don't come down then net zero is dead

Ed Miliband has made voters a big promise: he will bring down energy bills by £300 a year in time for the next general election.

Unfortunately, reality has not yet matched up to the Energy Secretary’s lofty ambitions: bills are higher than they were when Labour came into office.

And things could get worse. Octopus Energy, the UK’s biggest domestic supplier, says that costs for households are on course to rise by another 20 per cent in the coming years.

The Government cannot allow this to continue. It was the soaring price of energy that really kicked off that cost of living crisis which helped bring Labour to power – how could ministers not understand the importance of keeping bills under control?

Miliband is adamant that he does get it. His “clean power by 2030” plan – removing foss