“It will make more money for us,” Mark Owen-Lloyd, E.ON executive to Ofgem meeting, commenting on implications of higher gas prices, Guardian. 11 Sept.

“Energy companies have boosted profits to more than £3bn in the past five years. Their profits on gas and electricity have risen by 538% since 2003, which equates to £95 a second, yet they spend just £50m a year helping to combat fuel poverty. Last year these same companies paid £1.6bn to their shareholders in dividends, up around a fifth from the previous year,” Terry Palmer, letter, Guardian, 11 Sept.

“There are continuing discussions between the Environment Agency and the Association of British Insurers on the whole issue of flood defences which we hope will ensure that consumers are able to insure their homes as thery always have – even if they are located on flood plains,” Jill Johnstone, director of policy, National Consumer Council, Guardian Flood Alert supplement, 17 Sept.
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