I have been following the arguments for and against smart meters for quite some time now.

Whatever the alleged benefits may be, I think a glaringly obvious point has been overlooked.

Imagine that we all reduce our energy consumption as the Government would like us to do.

This would leave the energy suppliers with an enormous problem and the only solution for them would be to increase their prices to make up the shortfall.

No Government would have the guts to stop them and the end result would mean that we would all have to pay more, for less.

Nothing smart about that!

Mike Yeats Weaverham