Bold and radical, Ed Miliband announced his plan to tackle vested interests within the energy market, a promise to fight for ordinary people who for years have complained about the rising cost of gas and electricity. On the same day as Ed Miliband was standing up against the Big Six energy companies, David Cameron and George Osborne were taking the EU to court to stop them capping bankers bonuses.

While thousands of people across the country are seeing their bills rise, wages frozen, and pensions attacked, George Osborne is only willing to go the distance, spending £1 million of taxpayers’ money, to protect multi-million pound payouts for bankers and his friends in the city. The Chancellor promised to get tough on irresponsible pay, but has failed to deliver. In April this year, £1.3billion was paid in bonuses in the finance and insurance sector. Continue reading →