The British Parliament Building in London. File photoLONDON, Sep 3 British civil servants may return to using carbon paper in office work due to the growing energy crisis, the Financial Times writes, citing sources. copy paper in reserve» as there is a possibility that offices may soon be without power for several days.
"The idea is that people will run back and forth in Whitehall (government — Approx. ed. .), handing out copies of documents to colleagues from other departments or agencies in order to stay in touch with them … All this is connected with the solution of the question of how to maintain contacts in the government in case of a crisis,» one of the sources told the newspaper. After the start of the military special operation in Ukraine, Western countries have stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia. Germany and other EU countries jointly adopted six packages of sanctions, including embargoes on coal and oil. The disruption in supply chains has driven up fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. Last week, British energy regulator Ofgem announced it was raising the maximum allowable electricity bill for consumers by 80 percent from 1 October. This means that in the worst case, the inhabitants of the country will have to pay £1,578 more. The head of the energy regulator, Jonathan Brearley, warned that energy prices are likely to continue to rise, and called on the future British prime minister to take new measures in this regard. />The British were advised to caulk windows to save energy