It looks as if the Conservative Government has decided to spin the Energy Price Cap rise as being a price worth paying to support the “war in Europe”. It isContinue readingIs Nadhim Zahawi providing stable leadership?
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Electricity, Electricity is a Luxury, a Luxury, I just can’t afford anymore
I wrote this song on the 17th May, but things have gotten a lot worse since then… Electricity electricity is a luxury, a luxury, I just can’t afford anymore.I usedContinue readingElectricity, Electricity is a Luxury, a Luxury, I just can’t afford anymore
Octopus Boss wants UK taxpayers to bailout the energy sector
Octopus Boss Greg Jackson says that he, and other bosses of energy supply companies in the UK favour a Deficit Tariff Scheme which would freeze the energy cap at £1,971Continue readingOctopus Boss wants UK taxpayers to bailout the energy sector
The Cost of Living Crisis has just started
You may think things are bad in the UK at the moment, but, it’s going to get a lot worse in the coming six months. Inflation today is 10.1% measuredContinue readingThe Cost of Living Crisis has just started
Small Business energy is NOT capped, inflation WILL be 15% (or higher) and hundreds of thousands of businesses WILL go bust in the next few months
I’ve heard many, many politicians banging on about “freezing” energy prices, some want “nationalisation”, most blame “Putin”, but I have yet to hear any politician address the acute problems facingContinue readingSmall Business energy is NOT capped, inflation WILL be 15% (or higher) and hundreds of thousands of businesses WILL go bust in the next few months
Inflation is 10.1% and folk on fixed incomes are getting destroyed
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
Why aren’t we using the benefit system to help poor folk?
Keir Starmer has a “scheme” to help folk pay their energy bills. Rishi Sunak has a “scheme” to help folk deal with the rising cost of energy. Liz Truss? NotContinue readingWhy aren’t we using the benefit system to help poor folk?
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
Nurses to be balloted for strike action
The Royal College of Nursing will recommend strike action to its members in a forthcoming ballot. The postal ballot will ask if Nurses are prepared to take strike action whichContinue readingNurses to be balloted for strike action
Prices will not be going down, so, get used to it
Years of Quantatative Easing and low interest rates, plus the illogical lockdowns, have combined to produce high inflation, unaffordable energy prices and high(er) interest rates. Many people are bemused, theyContinue readingPrices will not be going down, so, get used to it