Dr Alex Chapman, in a Guardian letter, calls for a government‑funded price cap that would cover a core block of electricity and gas, aiming to keep energy affordable for all households.
He argues that Nils Pratley’s suggestion for Secretary of State Miatta Fahnbulleh to introduce a targeted social tariff would create a new benefits layer inside the privatised energy market, a complexity he likens to challenges in the social‑care system highlighted by Andy Burnham’s universal adult care plan. The New Economics Foundation backs Chapman’s approach, presenting it as a simpler alternative.
