Thorn
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You've noticed it too.Surprised there isn’t a thread on how Hifi sounds ‘cleaner’ from more expensive electricity providers!
You've noticed it too.Surprised there isn’t a thread on how Hifi sounds ‘cleaner’ from more expensive electricity providers!
While I share your hope, I fear that no matter how bad things get, we have by a series of small steps now reached a politics in which our very conservative electorate has made so many excuses for government failings so many times now, that’s one more excuse is not a big leap and this government will continue to receive popular support regardless of its increasingly obvious incompetence and corruption.There is a storm brewing, and I hope it seriously damages the Tories; huge hikes in energy bills, tax hikes and Universal Credit cuts are all going to align and cause many, many people some serious problems. Coupled with issues such as pressure on food supplies, small businesses folding due to excessive Brexit red tape; something is going to give, and I don't think we're going to be waiting long. Pitchforks at the ready.
You've noticed it too.
Yes Prime Minister rules applyWhen a current govt minister states "there is absolutely no question of xxxx" I start to get quite worried...
xxxx in this instance being the lights going out.
I've bought candles and a couple of gas bottles for the BBQ...
Alternatively, and as the government now admits that they are of national importance, why not let them go bust and then take them back into public ownership (where they belong anyway) and with the added bonus of getting them at a knock down price.
All of these gas retailers are just middlemen who do nothing useful.
There is a storm brewing, and I hope it seriously damages the Tories;
You may, but that's nothing to do with the current situation, as I very much doubt, despite my being sceptical of many aspects of this government, that any other political party would handle it better. I've no idea what the point is of bringing personal political views into a discussion such as this.
Thats a shitty hard road for you bruh. Hope things improve soon especially for your wife - Long Covid is horrible.We're with People's Energy - they emailed on Friday to say they had ceased trading - so waiting to see who we get landed with before looking at switching. They had warned us of a possible 25% increase in DD for the winter back in June. We had been paying just under £100 a month for dual fuel and currently in credit. An increase in costs is going to hit us hard, my wife hasn't worked since losing her job in August 20, long covid and other medical issues means she's not fit to work at present. Not entitled to universal credit either so we've had about £300 a month for food and other living expenses after mortgage and bills. I'm about to lose the extra £100 a month I've been getting for covering someone's maternity leave.
One lot we'll be steering clear of is Bulb, they had set what seemed a very high proposed DD for my Mum's small retirement flat and have been chasing my sister to ask why no debit has been set up. This despite having been informed several times that my mum died in April (the power is off in the flat) and to contact the solicitors dealing with her estate.
Ah yes, another of the Britannia Unchained crew. They’re presiding over mass price increases for food, materials and energy. Add shortages into the toxic mix , now strip away £20 a week from everyone living on universal credit.Don't forget that when you are sitting in your cold, darkened home it is not a power cut. You are having a Kwasi!
Add in the collapse of devolved government and consequent civil disorder in Northern Ireland. Who’d have thought Britain could be taken back to the 1970s? Had Corbyn and Labour tried this, there’d have been a coup.Ridiculous decisions made by this ridiculous Government on Covid, Brexit, Universal Credit has created a scenario that is simply unacceptable in this country and now the energy crisis is the cherry on top, and what I hope is the straw that breaks the camels back. To argue that it is not political fails to take into account the bigger picture.
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Add in the collapse of devolved government and consequent civil disorder in Northern Ireland. Who’d have thought Britain could be taken back to the 1970s? Had Corbyn and Labour tried this, there’d have been a coup.
Add in the collapse of devolved government and consequent civil disorder in Northern Ireland. Who’d have thought Britain could be taken back to the 1970s? Had Corbyn and Labour tried this, there’d have been a coup.
Ah yes, another of the Britannia Unchained crew. They’re presiding over mass price increases for food, materials and energy. Add shortages into the toxic mix , now strip away £20 a week from everyone living on universal credit.
Those new Tory MPs in the Red Wall- they were having diarrhoea over even simply increasing National Insurance! Then Boris turns up with three other riders of the Apocalypse. A lot of people are going to feel very stupid for voting for them in 2019. Still, it was “get Brexit done”.It's becoming very difficult to compile an exhaustive list, these days.
Some perhaps, but not enough.A lot of people are going to feel very stupid for voting for them in 2019.