The Independent, on UK Politics, 14 November 2026
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Read the original article on independent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)The Independent reports that Martin Lewis answered social media criticism of his Money Saving Expert guide on keeping warm without heating the home. It quotes both the critics and Mr Lewis, and it gives the guide's origin in the 2022 energy price surge. Nothing in it misleads the reader.
“due to my overflowing email bag of desperation from people who can't afford their energy bills.”
The Independent gives Mr Lewis's own stated reason for publishing the guide in his words, attributed to him, so the reader sees why the advice exists.
“months after Russia’s war in Ukraine sent the cost of gas and oil surging”
The Independent dates the guide and names the cause of the price rise that prompted it, which tells the reader the advice is a recurring response to energy costs and not a new idea.
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