You know those creepy scenes of Benny Hill chasing opportunity-deprived ladies round an enclosed space in his classic and now slightly disturbing 1980s comedy show…? You remember the comical speed and the look of greed and the cheeky little look on his face of, “I can’t believe I’m getting away with this….!”?

That how the energy companies act when the wholesale price goes up.

They’re as well organised and slick as that crazy council in the north east who bizarrely pride themselves on being the first to declare their election results.

I can just imagine the Chief Executive of Centrica or EON or Powergen standing on his or her desk with one eye on a stopwatch and another eye on their end of year bonus projection shouting: “Go, go, go, go, go, let’s get that price increase out there NOW!”

But when the wholesale price drops…those Chief Executives are altogether more calm…

“Does anyone fancy a latte? Maybe a game of Monopoly or a chat about penguins? We can do that price decrease thing tomorrow….probably…”

Tantric price decreases.