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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
The government now own an energy company - Bulb.
They should make it the supplier of last resort, so it has to supply people being tuned down by the biggies.
This type of policy has worked in personal finance:
GLC used to give you a mortgage if Abbey National etc refused
Tony Benn's National Girobank never refused a customer!
Same thing with several rail companies - and buses
The Mayor of London had their own bus company (East Thames Busses) due to several franchises going bust in the early days. Brixton residents might remember blue 196 buses with no safety screens for the drivers - this was Cityrama in the heyday of Thatcherism. This route passed through several dud operators - including Connex - before finally landing safely with London General in 2006.
Another celebrity bus crash in south London was Easylink, who ran the 42 and the 185. It was reported that on 21st August 2002 when Easylink went into liquidation passengers were kicked off their buses in mid journey. East Thames Buses had to rescue those routes.
Accounts know the value of money - but have no decency.
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