Category Archives: One thing we have learnt this week

Autumn the season of mellow fruitfulness, when energy companies raise prices and also the time when people increasingly talk about the lights going out. Will the lights go out in the near future? The opening paragraph in our book is … Continue reading →

Why are oil prices still high?  A few weeks ago I wrote about political tensions in the middle east affecting oil prices.  I wrote in conclusion “However, it seems that the current high oil price is partly due to these … Continue reading →

I listened to call “You and Yours” this week on BBC radio 4 which had a debate about energy prices. Its obvious that due to high energy prices people are struggling.  Some of the stories were a mixture of inspiration … Continue reading →

At the labour party conference this week, Ed Milliband announced an energy price freeze on gas and electricity prices for 20 months.  This will happen if labour win the election whilst legalisation is put through parliament to create a new … Continue reading →

One thing we have learnt this week is about food banks and energy.  There was another big report on food banks in the Guardian newspaper this week.  As I have blogged on here I don’t like food banks.  However, in … Continue reading →

Political tensions and oil are still an issue.  As tensions in the middle east and between Russia and the US have ratcheted up this week, so has the oil price.  It hasn’t gone up as much as you would think … Continue reading →

There are often parallels between the past and the present.  This occurred to me as I mulled over Greenbelt, in particular the communion service which looked back over the last 40 years of the festival.  Which year would I be … Continue reading →

One thing we have learnt this week is the Church of England has a confused attitude to fracking. It doesn’t want to rule it out due to fuel poverty. According to the Guardian the church denies this is due to … Continue reading →