Comment: From energy to food and tax, the cost of living crisis needs long-term fix

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Comment: From energy to food and tax, the cost of living crisis needs long-term fix
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Comment: Governments are wise to act fast to prevent a cost of living crisis. Rising food and fuel prices have sparked riots and revolutions throughout history, from Paris in 1789 to Egypt in 2011 👇

Any help is to be welcomed, but this appears to be a sticking plaster over a gaping wound. The UK, like all countries, faces an energy trilemma: we need our supply to be affordable, reliable and renewable. We also rely on imported gas as a transition fuel on the path to net-zero emissions.

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