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Can't pay won't pay: Brits join civil disobedience campaign over soaring energy prices

by Stephen Beard

Aug 23, 2022

A new movement aims to persuade 1 million households to refuse to pay skyrocketing bills, driven by imbalance in natural gas supplies.

A natural gas processing plant and terminals in England. The average UK household energy bill has rocketed by over 200% in the past year, with more increases looming.

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Will Biden give the U.K. a free trade deal?

by Stephen Beard

Nov 16, 2020

President Donald Trump promised Britain a free trade deal after Brexit; Joe Biden's administration may be less forthcoming.

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