RISING ENERGY COSTS A BIG FOCUS FOR GOVERNMENT

With the recent hikes in the cost of energy from Scottish Power and with the other energy companies soon to follow, the government hasn´t been shy in mentioning the problem. The issue has been approached from all angles, one being David Cameron being asked if he and the other 21 millionaires in the Cabinet will cope with the rising energy costs at PM´s Question Time.

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In Scotland the Economy Secretery John Swinney seems to be out on a mission to get some answers when he meets Scottish Power over the recent price rises.

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Chris Huhne, the UK's energy secretary, is telling that company's customers to shop around for better value. He doesn't seem to have noticed that industry experts, and inexperts besides, all expect other energy suppliers to follow Scottish Power's unpopular lead.

But could it be this has a lot to do with choices the politicians have been making, or failing to make?