The United Kingdom, just as here, is ruled by those who profess a belief that man is causing the world to warm catastrophically through his energy use. So they have, just as here, created policies to artificially inflate the cost of energy.
It turns out that over there 30,000 people died last year due to this policy as they chose to spend their money on food rather than heat. The phrase the Brits use is “excess winter mortality”.
Expect that to be happening here soon. Thank you Obama voters and all others who get their understanding as to how the world works from television comics, rap musicians and public school teachers.