How much has been spent through the Renewables Obligation to Exchequer scheme as of June 2026?
Approximately $689 million has been spent through June 2026 under the Renewables Obligation to Exchequer scheme, which shifts part of the cost of green energy subsidies from energy bills to public finances.
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What factors are driving the rise in energy prices in Britain?
The rises are being driven chiefly by higher wholesale gas prices, which are caused by the war in Ukraine, the war in Iran, and the sabotage of the domestic North Sea oil and gas industry by both the incumbent Labour Party and previous Conservative Party governments.
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What are the projected energy rates for covered household tariffs in Britain for July–September 2026 according to Ofgem?
Britain's energy regulator, Ofgem, has pushed average rates for July–September 2026 to the equivalent of approximately 35 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity and 10 cents per kilowatt-hour of natural gas.
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How does "fiscal drag" contribute to the increasing tax burden for British workers?
Fiscal drag occurs because income tax thresholds are being frozen; as wages rise, a larger share of those earnings becomes subject to higher tax rates even though the actual value of the wages has fallen due to inflation. This results in "stealth taxation," where budgets erode without the government having to announce controversial increases in headline income tax rates.
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According to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), what is the projected tax burden in Britain by 2030–31?
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which is a fiscal watchdog comparable to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, has forecast that taxes in Britain will reach a post-war high of roughly 38 percent of economic output by the 2030–31 period.
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What is Raheem Kassam's argument regarding the British government's treatment of the public?
Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, argues that the British government is intentionally crushing the public under an avalanche of "petty indignities" to prevent them from being able to push for broad national reforms. He describes this as "death by a thousand cuts," suggesting that when citizens are overwhelmed by personal struggles like gas bills, car insurance, and healthcare costs, they lose the ability to care about or curate their community or country.
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