31 May 2026
Protesting against energy price rises, Glasgow, 28 May 2026. Photo Workers.
Protests followed news of the latest change to the energy price cap. From July, the cap will rise by 13 per cent, increasing household bills.
Immediately following the announcement some of those affected gathered in Glasgow city centre on Thursday 28 May to express their anger.
‘Calls were made to fight rising energy costs.’
The protest took place was held outside the Glasgow offices of Scottish and Southern Energy plc. Several concerned individuals were joined by community groups and trade unionists including Unison and the Musicians’ Union members.
Calls were made to fight the rising energy costs, profiteering from war, and costly net zero policies. The drop in the price cap in April only came about by a (temporary) reduction in so-called green levies.
Paying twice
The government is sticking to the line that energy costs are high because of wars and are not likely to drop soon. So workers pay directly for wars not in their interest and again for dearer energy.
SSE is a major British energy company involved in generating and supplying electricity and gas, mainly operating across Britain and Ireland. Deregulation of energy supply has not reduced bills.
The proliferation of new companies has passed, most no longer exist. And now the industry is consolidating again.