Simon Francis
@sifrancis.bsky.social
Work on campaigns (especially @EndFuelPoverty.bsky.social). Love coastal rowing. Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam 🏳️🌈
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New research shows millions of people are still living in cold, damp homes, five years into the energy bills crisis.
People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
New research shows millions of people are still living in cold, damp homes, five years into the energy bills crisis.
People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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People with existing health conditions are most exposed, with a quarter reporting cold, damp housing.
#EndFuelPoverty #WarmHomesPlan #ColdDampHomes #EnergyCrisis
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Today’s Budget will bring a small reduction in bills, with the average annual energy bill expected to fall from £1,755 to around £1,665 from April 2026.
#EndFuelPoverty #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay #Budget2025
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#EndFuelPoverty #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay #Budget2025
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November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Today’s Budget will bring a small reduction in bills, with the average annual energy bill expected to fall from £1,755 to around £1,665 from April 2026.
#EndFuelPoverty #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay #Budget2025
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#EndFuelPoverty #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay #Budget2025
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"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money!
Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
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Reports suggest the Government is considering slashing the Warm Homes Plan by £6.4 billion, at the same time as looking at a £6 billion tax cut for oil and gas firms.
#EndFuelPoverty #EnergyEfficiency #Budget2025 #WarmHomes
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#EndFuelPoverty #EnergyEfficiency #Budget2025 #WarmHomes
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November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reports suggest the Government is considering slashing the Warm Homes Plan by £6.4 billion, at the same time as looking at a £6 billion tax cut for oil and gas firms.
#EndFuelPoverty #EnergyEfficiency #Budget2025 #WarmHomes
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#EndFuelPoverty #EnergyEfficiency #Budget2025 #WarmHomes
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Watching the whole interview, what struck me was how Kuenssberg wouldn’t look @zackpolanski.bsky.social in the eye. Strange.
Zack Polanski tears into the Chancellor's Budget on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 🎥
🗣️ 'When are we gonna see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?'
🗣️ 'When are we gonna see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?'
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Watching the whole interview, what struck me was how Kuenssberg wouldn’t look @zackpolanski.bsky.social in the eye. Strange.
If the Chancellor cuts the energy efficiency support budgets next week, it’s not just homes in fuel poverty that will suffer.
Thousands of skilled green jobs will also be at risk.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Thousands of skilled green jobs will also be at risk.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Rachel Reeves warned against Budget decision that could cost 'decimate jobs'
300 businesses and organisations, including Bosch, Mitsubishi, EDF, the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, and Citizen's Advice raised concerns about the future of the industry
www.mirror.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If the Chancellor cuts the energy efficiency support budgets next week, it’s not just homes in fuel poverty that will suffer.
Thousands of skilled green jobs will also be at risk.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Thousands of skilled green jobs will also be at risk.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
'The Movement'. Farage's partner Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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“Let me be really clear – every minute that’s not spent talking about and dealing with the cost of living is a minute wasted of the political work of this government” is actually really good advice from the Prime Minister. If only he'd listen to himself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Let me be really clear – every minute that’s not spent talking about and dealing with the cost of living is a minute wasted of the political work of this government” is actually really good advice from the Prime Minister. If only he'd listen to himself.
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"The government needs to be clear on its messaging of heating and energy commitments, not just for homeowners but for engineers, installers, and the heating industry at large," Simon Francis, Coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, tells LBC News.
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"The government needs to be clear on its messaging of heating and energy commitments, not just for homeowners but for engineers, installers, and the heating industry at large," Simon Francis, Coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, tells LBC News.
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🔥£125 billion in profits since 2020. Still-sky-high bills for millions.
New EFPC analysis shows the energy industry has made over £125bn in UK profits during the crisis.
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New EFPC analysis shows the energy industry has made over £125bn in UK profits during the crisis.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🔥£125 billion in profits since 2020. Still-sky-high bills for millions.
New EFPC analysis shows the energy industry has made over £125bn in UK profits during the crisis.
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New EFPC analysis shows the energy industry has made over £125bn in UK profits during the crisis.
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Yet the Chancellor seems to think handing a £6bn tax cut to energy firms is actually a good idea.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/energy...
www.mirror.co.uk/money/energy...
Energy giants have 'raked in £125billion in UK profits' in the past five years
Campaigners have stepped up efforts to increase taxes on energy companies in the Budget
www.mirror.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Yet the Chancellor seems to think handing a £6bn tax cut to energy firms is actually a good idea.
www.mirror.co.uk/money/energy...
www.mirror.co.uk/money/energy...
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This has to be the worst briefed / leaked / rumoured budget I can remember.
An absolute masterclass in how not to do a Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An absolute masterclass in how not to do a Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Newspaper headlines: 'Panic at No 10' and investors 'lose faith' in Budget
Signs that the chancellor has backtracked on plans to raise income tax dominate Saturday's newspapers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This has to be the worst briefed / leaked / rumoured budget I can remember.
An absolute masterclass in how not to do a Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An absolute masterclass in how not to do a Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
While 12.1 million households struggle with bills, Ministers are considering a £6bn tax break for oil & gas – and cutting support for clean heating.
We should be insulating homes, not energy firms' profits.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We should be insulating homes, not energy firms' profits.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan
Exclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
While 12.1 million households struggle with bills, Ministers are considering a £6bn tax break for oil & gas – and cutting support for clean heating.
We should be insulating homes, not energy firms' profits.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We should be insulating homes, not energy firms' profits.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
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🚨 Reports suggest the Chancellor is preparing to divert funds from the flagship £13.2bn Warm Homes Plan in the Budget.
This funding was meant to add to existing schemes not replace them.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/energy-effic...
This funding was meant to add to existing schemes not replace them.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/energy-effic...
Cuts of 40% to energy efficiency measures considered by Chancellor
Moves to cut funding that helps improve energy efficiency and ends cold damp homes would be an "act of betrayal" by the Government.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🚨 Reports suggest the Chancellor is preparing to divert funds from the flagship £13.2bn Warm Homes Plan in the Budget.
This funding was meant to add to existing schemes not replace them.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/energy-effic...
This funding was meant to add to existing schemes not replace them.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/energy-effic...
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For too long electricity prices are set by the cost of gas.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For too long electricity prices are set by the cost of gas.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
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Of all the gas estimated to have been in the North Sea basin, just 14% remains commercially viable according to official statistics.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Of all the gas estimated to have been in the North Sea basin, just 14% remains commercially viable according to official statistics.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
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Insulation and ventilation, when done properly, are among the safest and most effective ways to bring down energy bills and keep people warm
But sub-standard delivery and weak oversight by the last Government has turned what should have been a national success story into a cautionary tale.
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But sub-standard delivery and weak oversight by the last Government has turned what should have been a national success story into a cautionary tale.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Insulation and ventilation, when done properly, are among the safest and most effective ways to bring down energy bills and keep people warm
But sub-standard delivery and weak oversight by the last Government has turned what should have been a national success story into a cautionary tale.
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But sub-standard delivery and weak oversight by the last Government has turned what should have been a national success story into a cautionary tale.
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“We can’t stall on rewilding if we are to fulfil our potential.”
Great piece in @scotnational.bsky.social and proud our Holyrood stunt helped keep nature restoration on the agenda.
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Great piece in @scotnational.bsky.social and proud our Holyrood stunt helped keep nature restoration on the agenda.
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
www.thenational.scot
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“We can’t stall on rewilding if we are to fulfil our potential.”
Great piece in @scotnational.bsky.social and proud our Holyrood stunt helped keep nature restoration on the agenda.
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Great piece in @scotnational.bsky.social and proud our Holyrood stunt helped keep nature restoration on the agenda.
www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
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Members of the Coalition are sorry to hear about the passing of Angi Naylor
Angi was a dedicated social worker and campaigner and a force for good in the world. As the Social Workers Union rep on the Coalition she has helped to ensure the frontline reality of fuel poverty is understood
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Angi was a dedicated social worker and campaigner and a force for good in the world. As the Social Workers Union rep on the Coalition she has helped to ensure the frontline reality of fuel poverty is understood
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September 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Members of the Coalition are sorry to hear about the passing of Angi Naylor
Angi was a dedicated social worker and campaigner and a force for good in the world. As the Social Workers Union rep on the Coalition she has helped to ensure the frontline reality of fuel poverty is understood
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Angi was a dedicated social worker and campaigner and a force for good in the world. As the Social Workers Union rep on the Coalition she has helped to ensure the frontline reality of fuel poverty is understood
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🚨 Donald Trump is urging the UK to “drill, baby, drill” in the North Sea, claiming it will cut bills and boost the economy
But the facts tell a different story⬇️
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But the facts tell a different story⬇️
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September 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🚨 Donald Trump is urging the UK to “drill, baby, drill” in the North Sea, claiming it will cut bills and boost the economy
But the facts tell a different story⬇️
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But the facts tell a different story⬇️
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Trump’s fossil fuel fantasy won’t cut UK energy bills
open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...
open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...
Trump’s fossil fuel fantasy won’t cut UK energy bills
The President has claimed more drilling is the answer — but official data shows the North Sea is running out of gas.
open.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump’s fossil fuel fantasy won’t cut UK energy bills
open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...
open.substack.com/pub/endfuelp...
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This statement disappeared from Danny Kruger’s website 40 minutes ago.
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face, and I can assure you that I recognise the importance and urgency of action on this issue.” - Danny Kruger MP, Jan 2020.
web.archive.org/web/20201202...
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face, and I can assure you that I recognise the importance and urgency of action on this issue.” - Danny Kruger MP, Jan 2020.
web.archive.org/web/20201202...
Climate Change - January 2020
Many thanks to those who have contacted me about climate change
web.archive.org
September 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This statement disappeared from Danny Kruger’s website 40 minutes ago.
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face, and I can assure you that I recognise the importance and urgency of action on this issue.” - Danny Kruger MP, Jan 2020.
web.archive.org/web/20201202...
“Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face, and I can assure you that I recognise the importance and urgency of action on this issue.” - Danny Kruger MP, Jan 2020.
web.archive.org/web/20201202...
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💵 ENERGY BILLS & RENEWABLES
How much are they going up by?
Why are they going up?
What are the long-term causes of high bills?
A short 🧵 on why the answer isn't all blowing in the wind...
How much are they going up by?
Why are they going up?
What are the long-term causes of high bills?
A short 🧵 on why the answer isn't all blowing in the wind...
August 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
💵 ENERGY BILLS & RENEWABLES
How much are they going up by?
Why are they going up?
What are the long-term causes of high bills?
A short 🧵 on why the answer isn't all blowing in the wind...
How much are they going up by?
Why are they going up?
What are the long-term causes of high bills?
A short 🧵 on why the answer isn't all blowing in the wind...