There’s never been a worse time to run our energy system entirely around shareholders. And there’s never been a better time to run energy in public ownership — for people and planet, not profit.

As most of us in the UK are all too aware, our energy bills will rise by an astonishing £693 in April. Everyone will feel the impact, and for some, it’ll mean a choice between heating and eating. Six million households will be plunged into fuel poverty.

It’s good to see Labour and other voices calling for a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas companies of 10 percent to cut people’s bills. Of course, we need this — but the government needs to go much further. The cost of living crisis and the climate crisis won’t be solved without public ownership.