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Ed Birkett

Posts by Ed Birkett

Ed Birkett is a Senior Research Fellow at Policy Exchange.

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Ed Birkett: The Energy Price Cap has made the current crisis worse

The Government’s aim should be to make pricing more competitive, less complicated, less bureaucratic and more flexible.

Comment | By Ed Birkett | 30 December 2021 at 12:00 pm

Ed Birkett: Pricing, not suppliers, is the key to making ‘local energy’ work for Britain

Government should ensure any plan delivers lower bills overall, not merely local subsidies paid for by the rest of us.

Comment | By Ed Birkett | 8 December 2021 at 4:00 pm

Ed Birkett: Biden will spend big to help slow climate change. Johnson won’t. He doesn’t need to. Here’s why.

Splashing taxpayers’ cash is the President’s only reliable option. The Prime Minister has other tools at his disposal.

Comment, Highlights | By Ed Birkett | 22 April 2021 at 6:20 am

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