Hi John,
Just now, over 30 activists occupied Parliament to bring the Prime Minister-in-waiting, Rishi Sunak, a clear message. They occupied the corridor leading to the House of Commons chamber, covered the area with energy bills while holding a banner reading: ‘Chaos Costs Lives’.
Almost a quarter of the country is in fuel poverty and every day the government is in turmoil, more of us will struggle to heat our homes this winter. As Chancellor, Rishi Sunak failed to end this crisis and failed to properly tax the energy companies. Now he has a chance to try again.
Can you support the brave activists taking action by telling the soon-to-be Prime Minister that political chaos is costing lives? He must act now to keep people warm this winter.
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The levels of inequality and fuel poverty in this country have been caused by political choices and inaction. As Chancellor, Rishi Sunak was at the heart of this devastating failure. The windfall tax he announced on oil and gas companies contained huge loopholes [1] and he oversaw the mismanagement and scrapping of the Green Homes Grant, which could have provided much needed insulation to thousands of homes to keep people warm this winter [2].
As the next Prime Minister he has the chance to clean his hands in his first budget. By properly taxing record fossil fuel profits he could help provide support for those in need, insulate homes and expand cheap renewable energy [3].
The terrible reality is, government inaction to stop rising energy bills and insulate homes will cost lives. It will disproportionately impact disabled and older people, people of colour and those from impoverished communities. Too many people will have to choose between heating their homes or eating.
Many medical and mobility devices require electricity, meaning on average people with disabilities have much higher energy bills just for using equipment they need in their day to day lives. The government has failed to give disabled people the support they need in a cost of living crisis - this is unforgivable.
That’s why we took action today. We occupied Westminster. We brought energy bills from people concerned by their bills and read their testimonies that our new Prime Minister needs to listen to. Government chaos is costing lives and it’s costing the climate. Whether you’re concerned about your energy bill or the climate emergency - soon-to-be PM Rishi Sunak cannot ignore us any longer.
Can you join us and take action to tell the soon-to-be Prime Minister he must act now to tackle the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis?
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Thankfully, we have the solutions and they are quick and cheap to implement. The public support is there, but we need to remind the Prime Minister-in-waiting that he works for the people of this country - not party donors and think tanks. Make sure you use your voice.
Thank you for everything you do,
Anthony and the Oil Team
[1] What does the government’s new windfall tax mean for the climate?: [link removed]
[2] Government going in wrong direction on flagship green policies, say environmentalists: [link removed]
[3] Windfall tax briefing: [link removed]
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