"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced" - James Baldwin
Thursday 11 August 2022
Enough is Enough
British Gas announces £1.3 billion profit between January & June 2022
BT announces £6.96 billion profit between April & June
Shell makes £9.4 billion profit per year
Meanwhile:
National Grid’s John Pettigrew, received a £6.5 million bonus on top of his salary
British Gas and Centrica CEO, Chris O’Shea, received £2 million last year in salary and benefits. Centrica’s non-exec directors were paid almost £1 million last year in bonuses
Thames Water’s Sarah Bentley, received a £727,000 bonus on top of her £2 million salary
Scottish Power’s, Keith Anderson, is paid £1.15 million
Eon boss, Michael Lewis, is on £1 million
EDF’s Simon Ross, gets £1 million, and their top execs shared £4.65 million last year
Anglia Water’s Peter Simpson, is on £1.3 million
Seven Trent bosses shared a £5.56 million bonus and Welsh Water bosses shared £930,000
Meanwhile
There are more foodbanks than McDonalds in the UK
Oh and energy costs are set to rise by up to 75% in October. Or are they?