Repower British Industry
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To: John Healey, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Cut Industrial Electricity Prices in the Budget
I’m Paul, and I work at a factory in Birmingham making components for vehicles.
High electricity prices are threatening our jobs and holding the country back.
We all know plants that have been forced to close. Too many of us have lost jobs, lost opportunities, or watched friends and colleagues leave industries they’ve spent their lives building.
High electricity prices are threatening our jobs and holding the country back.
We all know plants that have been forced to close. Too many of us have lost jobs, lost opportunities, or watched friends and colleagues leave industries they’ve spent their lives building.
It’s time to get British industry back on track.
Why is this important?
This October, Chancellor John Healey has the chance to get serious about repowering British industry.
Industrial workers have heard plenty of promises. But while other countries protect manufacturers from high energy costs, British factories are still paying some of the highest electricity prices in Europe.
Industrial workers have heard plenty of promises. But while other countries protect manufacturers from high energy costs, British factories are still paying some of the highest electricity prices in Europe.
We’ve seen what that means: closed plants, lost investment and good jobs disappearing from our communities.
Workers aren’t asking for special treatment. We want a level playing field.
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What needs to happen now?
The Government recognised the problem in last year’s Industrial Strategy and promised support with industrial electricity costs.
That was a start. But many manufacturers still won’t qualify, and much of the help won’t arrive soon enough.
This budget needs to go further and faster.
The Government needs to:
- Bring down electricity prices across British manufacturing.
- Extend support to more industries.
- Invest in modernising and futureproofing our factories and plants.
- Reform our energy system so prices are less exposed to volatile gas and British industry can compete.
None of this contradicts the need for climate action. Affordable electricity is essential if industry is going to decarbonise and thrive.
The real problem is asking British industry to compete while facing costs that many international competitors don't.
If you work in industry, whether that's cars, steel, ceramics, logistics, construction, energy or manufacturing, sign this petition.
We're industrial workers. We build Britain. We power Britain. We make Britain.
And we need to see action now.