Newspage Raws

Questions we’ve put to Newspage’s experts, with their answers. Search by keyword or topic and by date, newest or most answered first.

7 Raws in electricity

28 October 2026 · 5 expert responses
Standing charges to be scrapped from household gas bills
Standing charges will be removed from household gas bills for tens of millions of people, the chancellor has announced. Instead, fixed costs will be paid on the unit rate, with the government estimating that 60% of…
6 October 2026 · 4 expert responses
Source: Alex Tofts, Broadband Genie
BT swoop in to buy TalkTalk. What can customers do?
Telecoms giant BT Group has acquired TalkTalk and PlatformX Communications out of administration in a deal valued at approximately £400 million. Questions asked of experts: What can TalkTalk customers do next? Customer…
12 August 2026 · 6 expert responses
Source: Alex Tofts, Broadband Genie
Subcription traps: What can consumers do now?
Andy Burnham and the Labour government have announced they will be bringing forward the "easy to exit" rules by three months to January 2027. The new measures aim to eliminate “subscription traps” that currently cost UK…
10 December 2025 · 5 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
AI's Resource Hunger Sparks US Community Rebellion: 230+ Groups Demand Data Centre Moratorium
More than 230 organisations, including Greenpeace, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Food & Water Watch , sent a letter to Congress this week demanding an immediate halt to all new data centre construction until…
13 November 2025 · 3 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
North Wales Set For Jobs Boost as Government Confirms Major Tech Growth Zones But Will It Work?
New IT zones uniquely positioned to leverage the UK’s first small modular reactor in Wylfa, North Wales. The UK government has announced that AI Growth Zones will create thousands of jobs across the country, with North…
10 November 2025 · 4 expert responses
Source: Colette Mason, Clever Clogs AI
1 in 4 Large UK Businesses Plan AI-Driven Job Cuts in 2026. Can the Budget Save Junior Staff?
The FT reports that new research from the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development reveals that 26% of large private sector organisations expect to cut headcount within the next year due to artificial…
28 August 2025 · 4 expert responses
"Charging is the elephant in the room" as 6 electric car models added to government grant scheme
SIX new electric vehicle models have been added to the UK Government’s Electric Car Grant (ECG) scheme, bringing the total to 28 eligible models, it was announced today . But automotive experts have said that, “even…