On Friday 26th February, support Switched On London’s campaign for energy democracy by tweeting at Sadiq Khan, calling on him to back our proposal
A million Londoners are in fuel poverty, with out of control fuel bills leaving us choosing between heating and eating in the winter. Meanwhile, the big energy companies rake in bumper profits.
While Labour London Mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan says he’s serious about bringing down the cost of living in our city, he’s silent on the question of fuel poverty, cold homes and spiralling bills.
But Switched On London – a coalition of community organisations, environmentalists and trade unions – have a plan for how things could change. We’re calling for a public owned energy utility company in London as a people’s alternative to big energy companies. Driving new investment in renewables and energy efficiency, offering affordable fair prices, controlled democratically and run for the public good, not for profit.
In the run up to the London Mayoral elections, we’re calling on Mayoral candidates to take a stand for something that would cut bills and cut pollution. But we need your help, starting with Sadiq!
On Friday 26th February, join our Twitter-storm, piling on the pressure on Sadiq to back our proposal. Let’s keep the tweets rolling in all day, so that Sadiq and his team can’t ignore us.
Here’s a few ideas for tweets, but please do get creative…
.@SadiqKhan Time to get serious on #fuelpoverty by backing @SwitchedOnLDN’s proposal for a people’s energy company https://www.switchedonlondon.org.uk
.@SadiqKhan London is getting ripped off by big energy companies. Will you back @SwitchedOnLDN’s public alternative? https://www.switchedonlondon.org.uk
.@SadiqKhan Don’t let Zac outdo you on green issues! Back @SwitchedOnLDN’s call for a people’s clean energy company https://www.switchedonlondon.org.uk
Find out more at https://www.switchedonlondon.org.uk or see the Facebook event page for the Twitter action is here https://www.facebook.com/events/1095155747218734/
And read our take on Sadiq’s current energy plan at https://bit.ly/1PXLtLN
Will join in the storm next week. It is an obscenity that many of the poorest people in London are forced to buy their electricity via a pre-paid key. This form of payment is the most expensive. One of my PAs home often runs out of electric leaving her kids in the dark until she returns home with the re-charged key. If this kind of thing occurs with people in employment how do people living on scant benefits get on? The truth is, they don’t!
Come on Sadiq, raise your voice in support of energy democracy. Put a end to children sitting in the dark and cold due to exorbitant energy rip-off costs.
Have just ‘pressed’ a link to this post on to my personal blog, aspiblog.wordpress.com and will endeavour to take a full part in the twitter storm on Friday.