The government must step in. They promised to cap and then left it out of the queens speech. BG are just the last of the big 6 to raise prices. They say it's because of green taxes. Yeah they need to be scrapped. But also smart meters, who the heck needs another device that can be hacked.
It has also been said by 'experts' that it's because they have lost loads of customers. Well they are about to lose some more with this.
There is obviously a cartel and the government needs to stop it. People are getting angry including Tory supporters like me, that their inaction on issues like this are playing into the hands on the extreme left.

By European comparison we are cheap for gas still and about par for electric - the tax component is the main difference for the most expensive countries.

Whilst energy companies can charge what they like the reality is that there is rarely a price gulf between them and that British Gas price rise will more than likely open up the floodgates for other providers to follow suit. Simple answer is to bring in legislation for capping the market...however I dare say that will upset too many MPs who are closet shareholders for a number of these companies.

They all operate from similar cost bases - they don't own the distribution network, they pay the same renewable taxes, they balance their portfolios in the same spot markets and British Gas were the last to put prices up - and as mentioned elsewhere when you compare costs of supply, domestic energy we are not out of step with the rest of Europe.