Robert Leslie
@robertfleslie.bsky.social
Energy Officer at Orkney Housing Association Ltd, seeking affordable warmth for all. Politics, social justice, music, books. All views my own
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Our members shared some of their concerns about the Radio Teleswitch switch-off last year. Worryingly, insufficient progress has been made and about 100k households will not have been upgraded by the deadline at the end of June.
Find out more about it on our website: eas.org.uk/radio-telesw...
Find out more about it on our website: eas.org.uk/radio-telesw...
June 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Our members shared some of their concerns about the Radio Teleswitch switch-off last year. Worryingly, insufficient progress has been made and about 100k households will not have been upgraded by the deadline at the end of June.
Find out more about it on our website: eas.org.uk/radio-telesw...
Find out more about it on our website: eas.org.uk/radio-telesw...
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I'm quite openly critical of all the main political parties over certain things, including the SNP.
That said, Robert Leslie is someone who I've gotten to know and trust who shares many of my values. I'm glad to see him standing again in Orkney.
That said, Robert Leslie is someone who I've gotten to know and trust who shares many of my values. I'm glad to see him standing again in Orkney.
May 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I'm quite openly critical of all the main political parties over certain things, including the SNP.
That said, Robert Leslie is someone who I've gotten to know and trust who shares many of my values. I'm glad to see him standing again in Orkney.
That said, Robert Leslie is someone who I've gotten to know and trust who shares many of my values. I'm glad to see him standing again in Orkney.
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Robert Leslie to Contest Orkney Constituency for the SNP theorkneynews.scot/2025/05/15/r...
Robert Leslie to Contest Orkney Constituency for the SNP
“I will always champion the values of tolerance and inclusion, bringing people together, and being welcoming and outward-looking. These are the values that Orcadians as part of Scotland should be a…
theorkneynews.scot
May 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Robert Leslie to Contest Orkney Constituency for the SNP theorkneynews.scot/2025/05/15/r...
I have wished for a long time to see energy advice and support as an intervention at hospital discharge. The statistic that 45% of health care workers know they have sent folk home to conditions that will make them ill again appears to support this.
#EASCONF25
#EASCONF25
March 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I have wished for a long time to see energy advice and support as an intervention at hospital discharge. The statistic that 45% of health care workers know they have sent folk home to conditions that will make them ill again appears to support this.
#EASCONF25
#EASCONF25
Unfortunately, Labour's Secretary of State for Scotland has refused to accept the Climate Change Committee recommendation to remove the levies from electricity.
It doesn't sound like Labour will lower our electricity bills anytime soon 🙄
It doesn't sound like Labour will lower our electricity bills anytime soon 🙄
February 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Unfortunately, Labour's Secretary of State for Scotland has refused to accept the Climate Change Committee recommendation to remove the levies from electricity.
It doesn't sound like Labour will lower our electricity bills anytime soon 🙄
It doesn't sound like Labour will lower our electricity bills anytime soon 🙄
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Price Cap Day key facts:
🔺#Energy bills increase 6.4%
🔺Costs now 77% above 2020/21 levels
🔺Gas price up more than 10%, now double 2021 level
Ofgem allows 4.1% increase in suppliers' profits
Govt. sets out expansion of Warm Home Discount & Debt Relief
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/households-f...
🔺#Energy bills increase 6.4%
🔺Costs now 77% above 2020/21 levels
🔺Gas price up more than 10%, now double 2021 level
Ofgem allows 4.1% increase in suppliers' profits
Govt. sets out expansion of Warm Home Discount & Debt Relief
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/households-f...
Households face 6.4% energy bills hike
More support for energy bills has been announced by the Government as the cost of gas used will surge by over 10% from 1 April.
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk
February 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Price Cap Day key facts:
🔺#Energy bills increase 6.4%
🔺Costs now 77% above 2020/21 levels
🔺Gas price up more than 10%, now double 2021 level
Ofgem allows 4.1% increase in suppliers' profits
Govt. sets out expansion of Warm Home Discount & Debt Relief
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/households-f...
🔺#Energy bills increase 6.4%
🔺Costs now 77% above 2020/21 levels
🔺Gas price up more than 10%, now double 2021 level
Ofgem allows 4.1% increase in suppliers' profits
Govt. sets out expansion of Warm Home Discount & Debt Relief
www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/households-f...
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📢 BREAKING: Energy bills set to rise again 📢
Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap will increase, this means the average household is set to pay over £800 more per year for their energy compared to winter 2020/21 - a 77% increase.
People can’t keep paying the price. It’s time for action.
Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap will increase, this means the average household is set to pay over £800 more per year for their energy compared to winter 2020/21 - a 77% increase.
People can’t keep paying the price. It’s time for action.
February 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
📢 BREAKING: Energy bills set to rise again 📢
Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap will increase, this means the average household is set to pay over £800 more per year for their energy compared to winter 2020/21 - a 77% increase.
People can’t keep paying the price. It’s time for action.
Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap will increase, this means the average household is set to pay over £800 more per year for their energy compared to winter 2020/21 - a 77% increase.
People can’t keep paying the price. It’s time for action.
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🏴 Scotland faces big challenges from Climate Change - but also big opportunities.
📈 By taking action now, we can create good, well paying jobs, and lower energy bills.
First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social outlined our approach to Climate Change this morning 👇
📈 By taking action now, we can create good, well paying jobs, and lower energy bills.
First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social outlined our approach to Climate Change this morning 👇
February 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🏴 Scotland faces big challenges from Climate Change - but also big opportunities.
📈 By taking action now, we can create good, well paying jobs, and lower energy bills.
First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social outlined our approach to Climate Change this morning 👇
📈 By taking action now, we can create good, well paying jobs, and lower energy bills.
First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social outlined our approach to Climate Change this morning 👇
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Ofgem has announced that energy bills will rise from April. This is worrying as our new polling with YouGov.co.uk shows that nearly half of adults in GB expect to ration their energy over the coming months.
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Ofgem has announced that energy bills will rise from April. This is worrying as our new polling with YouGov.co.uk shows that nearly half of adults in GB expect to ration their energy over the coming months.
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Following news the energy #PriceCap will increase to £1,849 from April, our Chief Executive @adamscorer.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com, 'We already see the impacts of sustained high bills.' www.theguardian.com/business/liv... (1/2)
Price cap on British energy bills to rise 6.4% in April; Unilever CEO steps down in surprise exit – business live
Between 1 April and 30 June 2025, the energy price cap has been set at £1,849 per year for a typical household who use electricity and gas and pay by Direct Debit
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Following news the energy #PriceCap will increase to £1,849 from April, our Chief Executive @adamscorer.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com, 'We already see the impacts of sustained high bills.' www.theguardian.com/business/liv... (1/2)
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How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?
My new year opinion piece for @bigissue.com #CashFirst
www.bigissue.com/opinion/hope...
My new year opinion piece for @bigissue.com #CashFirst
www.bigissue.com/opinion/hope...
How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?
Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network, writes about what the Labour government needs to change to end food banks.
www.bigissue.com
January 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?
My new year opinion piece for @bigissue.com #CashFirst
www.bigissue.com/opinion/hope...
My new year opinion piece for @bigissue.com #CashFirst
www.bigissue.com/opinion/hope...
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'Now we know there will be no let up into January and beyond.'
Our Chief Executive @adamscorer.bsky.social responds to the news that the #PriceCap will rise by 1% in January.
Our Chief Executive @adamscorer.bsky.social responds to the news that the #PriceCap will rise by 1% in January.
November 22, 2024 at 7:05 AM
'Now we know there will be no let up into January and beyond.'
Our Chief Executive @adamscorer.bsky.social responds to the news that the #PriceCap will rise by 1% in January.
Our Chief Executive @adamscorer.bsky.social responds to the news that the #PriceCap will rise by 1% in January.
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Price cap reported likely to sustain at current levels, just as first winter yellow weather warning kicks in. Artic blast, unheated homes & unaffordable prices.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/n...
Britons warned to expect ‘disappointing’ rise in energy bills in January
Price cap for Great Britain forecast to rise to £1,736 a year for average dual-fuel bill, according to Cornwall Insights
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Price cap reported likely to sustain at current levels, just as first winter yellow weather warning kicks in. Artic blast, unheated homes & unaffordable prices.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/n...
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Had an incredible trip to the Alasdair Gray archive. I’d no idea how much was there or how carefully it had been curated to reflect his values. Below: his paints, a painting of his Riddrie home, his inscription on a chicken bone & a page from a ledger he found in a skip & kept as a diary/artbook.
November 16, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Had an incredible trip to the Alasdair Gray archive. I’d no idea how much was there or how carefully it had been curated to reflect his values. Below: his paints, a painting of his Riddrie home, his inscription on a chicken bone & a page from a ledger he found in a skip & kept as a diary/artbook.
