Wider Interest
Trying to catch up on my CPD for the year, I just listened to a webinar about the use of AI in business. This year I have experimented more with ChatGPT in my work to see where it can provide me with shortcuts. What [...]
There are many strange myths and traditions relating to Christmas, some of which I have written about before (see below). The most special Christmas myths are the personal ones we create in our own families, and in particular the weird and wonderful things our [...]
My blog is 8 years old today! The past year has seen my business develop in ways I did not expect even a year ago when I was celebrating my higher profile. I am still regularly quoted in the press and have written regularly [...]
In days past, Christmas looked very different to what it does today. Many modern Christmas traditions originated in the Victorian era, but some had their origins in older traditions, legends and superstitions. In fact, most of what we think of when we think about [...]
Eighteen months ago I wrote a blog entitled: Cakism in energy policy begins to bite which gained a lot of attention, in which I pointed out that policy-makers tend to want to have their cake and eat it when it comes to energy policy. [...]
The other evening, I was a panellist at an event bringing together energy companies, investors, bankers and other interested parties, to discuss the ways in which companies and investors communicate on issues relating to the energy transition. We discussed various questions around what investors [...]
There has been mixed news on the subject of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing recently, and I have a sense there is something of, if not a backlash, then a re-adjustment in how such investing is being viewed. Up until a year ago, [...]
I have frequently been critical of Ofgem in its regulation of the retail energy sector, advocating for the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) to take over, so it has been deeply disappointing to see the extent to which the FCA has been asleep at the [...]
Today Centrica announced record profits of £3.3 billion (actually the company booked a statutory loss after revaluing its hedging book, but this is an accounting quirk due – more of which later). The outrage has been predictable with the company being accused of profiteering [...]
Last year’s Christmas blog, while definitely tongue in cheek, was a little bleak, and this year has been bleak enough without adding more, however light-hearted. So, I thought I’d explore a slightly different aspect of energy: traditional Christmas fuel for people! Turkeys in boots [...]