Here's the danger: if Labour doesn't offer a radical solution to the energy-price crisis, others will

"Energy bills are coming down in April. There's a 50m heating oil fund for poorer households. Fuel duty is being frozen until September."

"Walker has been using his platform to argue that government needs to listen to business more, while also warning that the energy price cap proposed by Green party leader Zack Polanski could lead to disastrous consequences, such as rationing."

"If there is a common thread to all this, it is the intent to show intent, a focus on focus, in the absence of anything more tangible."

"Above all, Labour wants you to know just how hard it is thinking about all this."

The government is taking steps to mitigate rising energy costs, including a 50 million heating oil fund for poorer households and freezing fuel duty until September. Ed Miliband is actively communicating these measures on social media. Labour's cost-of-living tsar, Richard Walker, emphasizes the need for government to listen to businesses while warning against potential negative impacts of proposed energy price caps. The overarching theme is a focus on demonstrating intent to address the crisis, despite a lack of concrete solutions.

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