Matt Gardner
mattgardnecon.bsky.social
Matt Gardner
@mattgardnecon.bsky.social
Economist at Octopus Energy working on policy and regulation. Views here my own.
I don't find it quite as unreasonable to lay fault at his door. They're a small organisation of about 50 ppl. Couldn't you say it is his responsibility to make sure a more junior member of staff can't accidentally publish the Budget early?
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I agree but tbf there should be more ways to starting bringing down energy bills than just 'subsidise them.' Frustrating lack of focus on that at pretty much all levels of policy nowadays
August 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I think most people have now settled on dez nez. Though this does also mean it's far too easy to misspell it as DESNEZ
June 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
'More than half a dozen successful hires' is a very polite way to say less than 1% of the recommendations were any good
January 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In a shocking twist to the tale, "PM defends claims over alliance with butlers at Buckingham Palace"
November 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I did a bad linear regression once to look at the relationship between premier league managers and points/league position. Does that count?
November 17, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I listen using Castbox, although it's also on Spotify, Apple and Google podcasts apparently. Also lots of the eps are on YouTube.
November 9, 2024 at 12:10 PM
I'd second Energy Unplugged. Transmission from Modo Energy I've found very interesting recently too.
November 9, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Yes, relatively cheap and efficient. But also a one-room home doesn't take much energy to heat already so it's not a no-brainer for the owner. Speaking as someone in a 1-bed flat with elec panel heaters, who got quoted £3.5k to replace a defunct aircon unit.
August 22, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I think there's another boundary when you start caring about the water you're using for brewing
December 20, 2023 at 5:24 PM
But Beautiful is really great
November 18, 2023 at 11:11 PM
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November 15, 2023 at 2:10 PM
Really interesting. Are you planning anything similar for the coming winter's DFS?
November 1, 2023 at 3:41 PM
I've got one I can share if you want to DM over there. Same handle
October 27, 2023 at 10:48 AM