Inflation destroys the buying power of those on fixed incomes. The poorest get hit the hardest. That’s People on the State Pension, people on Universal Credit, people on Working TaxContinue readingInflation is 10.1% and folk on fixed incomes are getting destroyed
Category: Energy Price Cap
Liz Truss is going to take your £400 back (but only if you’re “rich”)
When Rishi Sunak was Chancellor, he announced a “scheme” to offset the cost of the energy price cap rise in October. The scheme was designed to dicount energy bills byContinue readingLiz Truss is going to take your £400 back (but only if you’re “rich”)
The Starmer Plan does nothing for small businesses struggling with energy price increases
Keir Starmer has unveiled a plan to freeze energy prices at the current capped rate of £1,971. The plan will cost around £30 billion to implement. Sir Keir says thisContinue readingThe Starmer Plan does nothing for small businesses struggling with energy price increases
EMERGENCY: We need a plan to FREEZE the unit cost of electricity and gas to domestic and business users
Last week, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey came up with a plan to freeze the unit price of gas and electricity paid by UK consumers, while Ex Prime Minister GordonContinue readingEMERGENCY: We need a plan to FREEZE the unit cost of electricity and gas to domestic and business users
Neither Sunak nor Truss have a plan to decrease the unit price of energy
The biggest problem that people in the UK face today is the unaffordable unit price of electricity and gas, together with the insane rises in standing charges, yet, neither candidateContinue readingNeither Sunak nor Truss have a plan to decrease the unit price of energy
UK Government offers relief to big business on energy while doing nothing for small businesses
The UK Government already offers relief to help big business with their energy costs. They call these businesses “energy intensive industries”. They have just announced further measures to help theseContinue readingUK Government offers relief to big business on energy while doing nothing for small businesses
Will Boris Johnson call a National Emergency
Yesterday, energy companies Centrica (the owner of British Gas), Scottish Power and EDF were invited to a meeting with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer NadhimContinue readingWill Boris Johnson call a National Emergency
Gordon Brown offers solutions to the energy crisis
If you can’t be bothered to read Gordon Brown’s article in the Guardian, I’ve listed the points he makes which could help alleviate the energy crisis in UK… 1. TheContinue readingGordon Brown offers solutions to the energy crisis
It is not the energy crisis that will kill the old and vulnerable this winter, it’s the hysteria happening right now.
The facts of the energy crisis are that the average dual fuel bill for gas and electricity will, in October 2022, be double that paid by folk before April 2022.Continue readingIt is not the energy crisis that will kill the old and vulnerable this winter, it’s the hysteria happening right now.
It’s obvious that Sunak’s £400 “universal assistance” was yet another ill considered action
In April, Portugal and Spain requested permission from the EU to cap the price of wholesale natural gas around the 40 Euro mark. The EU agreed the action and theContinue readingIt’s obvious that Sunak’s £400 “universal assistance” was yet another ill considered action