Claire Perry

Strongly agree

No, competition keeps prices lower and innovation higher than a state monopoly

Conservatives commonly argue competition and private investment drive efficiency and innovation; their post-privatisation approach has focused on regulation and market reform rather than state monopoly ownership. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

Consistent with Conservative preference for private ownership and regulated markets over state control, reflecting the Thatcher-era privatisations and later Conservative opposition to Labour renationalisation proposals. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, the cost to compensate shareholders would saddle taxpayers with massive debt

Conservatives frequently cite the fiscal cost and taxpayer liability of buying out shareholders as a key objection to nationalisation, especially in debates over Labour’s 2017/2019 nationalisation plans. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, but create a new public competitor instead of buying out existing firms

A new public competitor is closer to a mixed-market intervention than full renationalisation; Conservatives have sometimes backed state-backed entities in limited roles (e.g., UK Infrastructure Bank, Great British Nuclear), but generally prefer private-sector provision in energy retail/generation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, the privatised market is broken and customers are being ripped off

While Conservatives have acknowledged market failures (e.g., price cap introduced under Theresa May in 2017 and supplier failures in 2021–22), they have tended to respond with regulation/support schemes rather than renationalisation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

The Conservatives have historically championed privatisation and opposed renationalisation; they privatised much of the UK energy sector in the 1980s–90s and have generally rejected bringing utilities back into state ownership. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, essential services should be run for the public good, not shareholder profit

This frames energy as an essential service best run for public good rather than profit—an argument typically associated with Labour/left policy; Conservatives generally argue public ownership reduces efficiency and accountability. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.