‘It keeps me awake at night’ - how the cost of living crisis is affecting everyday life

A dire warning - if one was needed - from the investment bank Citi.
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It's predicting inflation could soar above 18% by the start of next year - pushed up by the spiralling cost of energy.
Ofgem are to announce the October price cap later this week.
Household bills are likely to hit more than £3,500, and by next April they could be closer to £6,000.
No surprise then, that ordinary people - unlike politicians, aren't waiting around to take action - they're already changing their way of life to save money.
Eating sandwiches rather than proper meals. Using the microwave instead of the oven - or simply choosing tins over fresh food to avoid any cooking whatsoever.
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[@donaldwatson51]

Inflation is far more harmful to individuals than a collapsing stock or property market because it directly affects people's cost of living, which they immediately feel. It is not surprising that the current market sentiment is extremely pessimistic. In today's economy, assistance is critical if we are to survive.

[@danieljackson87]

If you lack market knowledge, your best bet is to seek advice or support from a consultant or investing coach. Contacting a consultant may sound simple, but it's how I've managed to stay afloat in the market and increase my portfolio to roughly 65% since January. It is, in my opinion, the best way to get started in the industry right now.

[@mikeharry96]

@@danieljackson87 Where may one locate an experienced FA? I like the notion of employing their services, but it's terrible that recent stock market tragedies have started to happen more frequently.

[@danieljackson87]

@@mikeharry96 Her name is Stacey Laura Alviani can't divulge much. Most likely, the internet should have her basic info, you can research if you like

[@AmirNogueira]

@@danieljackson87 Thank you for sharing; I will need all the help I can get because I recently sold some of my assets in order to invest in the stock market.

[@SCP--ck5ip]

Nationalise the energy companies immediately with no reimbursement. They've profited off human suffering enough.

[@ebbeb9827]

nationalise railways and water while we're at it

[@0w784g]

If you nationalise energy companies, they'd still have to pay wholesale prices for energy, moron.

[@glennparrington7292]

No chance - too many people in this country PREFER to live in a country where millions and billions are taken out of the publics pocket to line the pockets of shareholders. Crazy as it is, a lot of people, especially Tory voters see it as their duty to be poorer so that the rich can get richer still - an unfounded but persistent cultural belief that goes right back to Royal Assent and centuries of instruction that aristocrats are a higher class of human being instead of the parasites that they are.

[@alananderson3923]

All of these companies were Nationalised, Margaret Thatcher privatised them!

[@Indie9999]

@@ebbeb9827 And nationalise the NHS, because it's not despites the façade saying that it is. The NHS is a nationalised front that is forced to use private business for all aspects of what goes on in it. Next time you see an ambulance look at the logos on it, they're all ran by private companies and have been for years, and a lot of different companies at that. The lie is that it's better like this, how can it be better to introduce private middle companies that are there to make profits. It's the same with MRI scanners, CAT scanners, even whole hospitals in some cases, built privately and rented to the NHS. The Tories sneaked in privatisation slyly. People around the world are making profits off our health issues. Edit: I've been informed that the mass murderer Tony Blair had something to do with the sell off of the NHS as well. If someone desires to be in a position of power be very wary of that person, mandatory MRI scans to check for sociopathy I say. And, severe punishments for lying as a politician. We need a revolution. People need to get angry. The liars in this videos spout the same rubbish that got us into this place. There should be laws in place around lying when you're a politician. If you lie, and it's found out, then it's instant prison. It's not difficult to not lie. We need more transparency with media sources as well. Who owns what media companies. What shares and business interests these owners have. There should be statistics on how much wealth the owners of these media sources set to gain based on the events they're trying to scare us into or away from. I've got no hope for any of that really though. I have some savings, a pension that leaves me marginally better than being homeless, no children. I'm thinking of going to live in India peacefully for 10 years or so and then check to see if England has improved, if not then I'm calling it a day. I struggle holding a full time job and if a full time job can't support me anymore then I don't want to live.

[@Frobbl]

You have to realize that there always are politicians who earn a LOT from these crisises. In every country. Even the countries that claim to be the "victims".

[@Smith6265]

Apparently the standing charge is going up shocking this charging us for a standing charge is ridiculous,soon it will be £2 a day Just to have a Meter.

[@clarepartrick1066]

And the immigrants are still flocking into the country with the help of border force RNLI and the channel tunnel being put in hotels at 6 million a day they won’t go hungry or get cold.

[@kenho5209]

the oil companies, especially the american are earning from historic high only 5% of their oil are from russia, but they are selling the price at 300%+ up after the war started

[@timcomley5948]

Not true

[@whyohwhy3407]

@@Smith6265 Metre or METER ?

[@Ironside-fz9vd]

Profit before people is what the Tories have always stood for. It's nonsense for them to say they can't do anything about it , more like they don't want to do anything about it. The Tories are on the side of the energy companies and not us plebs.

[@aktarhussain4437]

Yes but people voted for them in record numbers.. “Get Brexit done” YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW

[@spokes1018]

Labour wasn't any different, we've known this was going to happen for over 20 years. When labour was in power how many nuclear power plants did they commission or give the Green light for? How many coal plants did they decommission? They're all to blame. Nationalisation of energy is only a stop gap, to avoid printing even more money to pay the wholesalers we need to be energy independent, order north sea gas platforms owned by the UK to lower prices. Build nuclear as quick as possible, recommission the coal plants, convert Drax back to coal, invest in existing open cast for short term.

[@battles423]

@@spokes1018 seriously….your going with that argument. (BOTH PARTIES ARE THE SAME ). Grow up

[@mattwu7884]

@@spokes1018 bullshit

[@sueyourself5413]

@@spokes1018 Labour haven't been in power for 12 years. This is only a tory problem. Now our best option is a Labour light/SNP coalition, which will have an independence timer on it.

[@Mohamed-uc9mb]

In my personal opinion, some sectors should never be private such as waters, energy, healthcare,railways, airports and the natural resources of the country such oil.

[@Salem-no8hc]

Even if they was nationalised a nation like the UK would still be facing this same issue so makes no difference

[@footballmint]

@@Salem-no8hc same problem, more even share of the burden

[@tomrichter9079]

Govt can’t run anything correctly

[@Dylanesque]

@@tomrichter9079 Oh but they can. They can run a country and its people into the ground. And they can do it perfectly.

[@asianaiart]

Communist, move to China before we put you in prison.

[@edwardowen4488]

Time people took to the streets and said enough is enough we're not going to take this anymore

[@billybob-jp7eh]

Carefull they trained the army for that

[@redbeard3923]

@@billybob-jp7eh Their in hotels at the moment waiting

[@djslybacon]

The British don’t protest like the French.

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

@@djslybacon Hi, the British don't protest full stop ! Just look at the situation regarding the dinghy divers for example - a need for a massive protest if ever I saw one. A few days ago 1,295 decided to grace us with their presence in one day - that broke the record ! Where were the protesters ? it's laughable.

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

Oh Edward, don't make me laugh - as if that would do any good - this gutless nation has no chance !

[@jimbouchilon389]

Imagine working hard all your life, all the sacrifices you did, all those sleepless nights, pouring your blood, sweet & tears just so that you'll be able to have a decent life and suistained your family . And it'll all mean nothing just because of the decisions of a few decrepit people called the government, I think we need take some investment diversification so as not to depend on the government to bring money especially now the pandemic has hitted the economy pretty hard. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life, 🙏🙏🙏

[@limburgerfarrell3499]

You're right, you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.

[@Soboj-oy8me]

Yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to greater loss too

[@theresathomas3849]

Exactly! That's my main concern and what kind of investment can someone do with this increase economy turndown

[@adasohas4557]

you're right Forex trading is surely a lucrative way to invest whether you want growth, leverage, stable income or something in between.

[@user-cd6ny9yp9y]

yeah for sure, honestly I made 62,800 dollars within few days of trading with Bit coin

[@redalert2834]

The incompetence required for a government to oversee such colossal increases in energy bills without any sensible contingency plan in place is mind-boggling. We may be about to witness an unprecedented revolt against those in government who have screwed things up so badly not merely through complacency but sheer contempt for British citizens.

[@kirishima638]

It's working exactly as designed...for the Tories.

[@paulallen3405]

This is what the Tory's ALWAYS do, make the rice ricer and the poor poorer.

[@jerryorange6983]

Are you surprised? People elect idiots and that is the result. As Mogg would say all is perfect this is how the market works. So let's enjoy. France increased their bills 4 percent only.

[@redalert2834]

@@paulallen3405 I was attempting to point out that they are unlikely to get away with it this time around. It's possible a million people will be forced out of their homes. I expect many of them will gang together and descend on the Houses of Parliament - not least because London has the warmest weather in the UK.

[@bostonblackie9503]

The Germans are truly no brainers getting their energy from Russia. They are in Canada, the reason being energy. My mother said during WWII coal was rationed so everybody went to bed early. If you can afford an electric blanket do what mum did for us. Put the electric blanket on 20 minutes before we went to bed. Only one room was heaterd and that was the living room.

[@curlyb4c95]

I would not mind living in my van, as long as I have money to spend. I moved in with family and we split everything 4 ways. So I continue to save, save, save. I thank God that we all get along, all work, and look out for each other. Really fortunate.

[@JanJan-gy7qp]

Living in a van in Scotland midwinter would be extremely difficult. I have a few friends living in caravans n they said the winters are hard going.

[@nr1785]

You have no idea how rich you are in that case.

[@curlyb4c95]

@@nr1785 In fact, I do. And I’m VERY humbled and thankful. And I try to help someone else in need if they ask or when I see they need it. I say to myself, “you can’t take it with you”, so why not help someone else.

[@TheBillaro]

@@JanJan-gy7qp yes indeed

[@jessicapabon2105]

Living in a van or a vehicle is not easy but it's worth it! Think of the money that you save such as rent, electricity, water bill, sometimes here in the States you have to pay a apartment or insurance tax on a house, if you're in an apartment do you have to pay for a pet fee, and you have to pay for a garbage fee, then there's groceries.. when you live in a van or a car your bills for groceries shrink drastically and believe it or not you find out that you end up eating healthier living in a car or a van then you do in the house and apartment! So all the money you save right there is going to help you put away money for either property in the future or travel or whatever your heart's desire. Also when you live in a van or a car you can scope out where you're going to park at night and there are a lot of times where you can actually Park and sleep close to your place of work which means less gasoline that you're going to have to spend. So the only real big bills that you need are car insurance and gasoline and a little bit of food for groceries everything else you put it away and it could be scary and a little bit different for the first two to four weeks but let me tell you after that it's not hard at all. Let the internet do the walking for you here in the United States there are apps that you can utilize where it will tell you where you can Boondock for free and also if you prefer to pay but not a lot of money they have where you can park and pay but very minimal amounts. I have tons and tons and tons of information and do's and don'ts when you live in a car or a van. But other than that think of how much you could save in living in a car or van. Some people call it homelessness I don't call it being homeless I call it being houseless. I would call it living in a house on wheels. You don't like the neighborhood change it. You don't like the area you can move. You want a different scenery by all means turn on the ignition and you can have a new scenery as often as you want.

[@sallyunderwood66]

What happens when everyone runs out of money? This is clearly going to happen. I have no idea what the consequences will be. When people have nothing to lose, those in power should be very, very worried.

[@bobdebouwer7835]

Nope. The poor will probably break a law or to. That will be very convenient for those in power. They will then have an excuse to use force to have their security. They will always outsmart the rest

[@sallyunderwood66]

The leaders of the east European countries could never have predicted what happened in 1989, they thought they had control over their people. They didn't. You never know what is coming.

[@TruthTortoise81]

It's pretty obvious what happens - Tens of thousands of small businesses will fold, unable to pay their energy bills, this will cause rising unemployment, and the economy will spiral into a deep recession as unemployment rises sharply. There will likely be rioting and civil unrest. Interest rates will continue to rise and people will no longer be able to afford their mortgage repayments. Eventually the housing market will crash. Then the corporations and the banks will come and hoover everything up.

[@sweeta17]

i saw written some months back that politicions energy bills are paid by the t.payer

[@dawnfinch8232]

Exactly

[@lunaskye621]

What's insulting is a government who so obviously do not care when they are faced with the reality of working people potentially ended up homeless due to this cost of living.

[@kanedNunable]

its their plan. their mates end up owning all our houses cheap and rent them back to us.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

The idea is to get things so desperate that the only way to afford to live is permanent government benefit which basically makes us there bixch and you do what your told to get it.

[@gaz9957]

The English deserve it. They insist on keeping on voting Tory.

[@sarai5467]

@@gaz9957 and they will continue to vote for them along with blaming immigrants. Brainwashed society past repair

[@deborahwyndham-lewis5188]

It’s doesn’t matter if you have nothing you still have to pay council tax too

[@shibbiahmed5048]

How is it France will only see a 4% rise in energy prices whereas we will see a 200% plus rise in our energy prices and we have the North sea reserves. Is it because France has nationalised EDF energy and capped the price. Voting for corbyn wasn't a bad idea now

[@sakhter4044]

Well said UK government are blind the companies are being allowed to do this why is EDF not being asked about this all energy companies need to be shamed it I hope they controlled soon

[@samanthahardy9903]

It's probably because we are subsidising France. We pay more in the U.K for energy so that they don't have to in France.

[@shibbiahmed5048]

@@samanthahardy9903 well that's a brilliant deal when did they sign that when we got our borders back I guess

[@evanedwards2501]

Ignore the lying muppet. It's because France gets the majority of its energy from its own nuclear power stations - far far more than we do. That means it's far far less effected by the war in Ukraine and global energy pricing. The government has also decided to introduce more help than the UK too.

[@ohnoitisnt]

Nuclear power. Its free energy with no downsides

[@elaineedgar2913]

But the people who are suffering haven’t time to protest - they are too stressed out surviving.

[@lolazal1]

They better protest whilst stress is their main worry...next comes starvation!

[@roastlonely]

This is why the right to peaceful protest is being clamped down on

[@balance3201]

that's what the govt wants

[@sabar2453]

There just needs to be organization, if a protest was announced properly and with widespread word..i'm sure the turnout would be enormous.

[@micksroversmg558]

@@sabar2453 Any sniff of it will be shut down on mainstream or social media! We have seen more so than ever during the pandemic wich was about taking powers from the people and creating this mass inflation and much worse!

[@ageoflove1980]

Apparently "taking back control" means that the dividends of the BP and Shell shareholders is guaranteed. But we knew all that when we voted, right?

[@timcomley5948]

Yes you did

[@ryankennedy7522]

Same issues are happening here in the USA 🇺🇸 extremely high rents, food, gas, inflation is extremely high as well.

[@haywardmccullough2762]

Well that's what you asked for to support Ukraine no matter the cost so this is the cost and you were given an excuse 'BLAME PUTIN '! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh by way jim crow joe just gave your beloved Ukraine another 5.5 billion dollars with a total of 50 billion dollars! So keep on being a brainwashed zombie!

[@El-px6wl]

Same in Ireland, electric price hike for the fifth time now reckon it'll cost €4000 in a year,

[@cerosietebpositivo351]

Same here in Dominican Republic!

[@avijitsharma5050]

Inflation is so high here in Scotland, that stupid boris Johnson joker took stupid decision of barring the Russian gas. Why we worried about Ukraine when your own citizens are suffering.

[@edean75]

Trump would not have let all this happen!

[@irishpicker7295]

This whole rotten system needs to go

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

Absolutely !

[@capri2673]

You have to replace it with something, though.

[@marviwilson1853]

The British people buy too many luxuries on credit, spending all they earn with no savings. Lloyds bank reckon that 70% of UK households have less then £700 saved in the bank. If people had put some money aside during the better times rather than buying that latest i-phone then they would have had some surplus now to fall back on to pay the high energy costs.

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

@@marviwilson1853 Unfortunately Marvi, times have changed so very much - money burns a hole in many peoples' pockets and they have no resistance when it comes to the latest fads - they've just got to have it, no matter the cost !

[@marviwilson1853]

@@jeanlilymanwaring7125 It's very true. One woman on a BBC interview stated that she had cut down on her "impulse spending"! If times are as bad for her as she says she should eliminate her impulse spending not cut it down! People have this strange sense of entitlement these days.

[@ciarajones4970]

The bills are unaffordable for most average households now. Energy bills set to be over 5000k by April, that's almost a quarter of the wages. Include the increase in rent,food, council tax, water and travel. most normal households are fucked basically.

[@flx2525]

I think energy efficiency of buildings in the UK is also pretty bad. There have not been enough investments in this area during the last decades. Everything is old.

[@veirant5004]

You could just not to give a s**t about the kind supplier of yours in the face of Russia and prioritise your own well-being, not of God-knows whom.

[@dawnfinch8232]

It won't be living Ciara it will be trying to survive sadly

[@ForHeShallSave]

You want Klaus Shwabbs UBI yet? You'd better do what they tell you! That's exactly where this is going, social controls through the control of food and energy We will be slaves.

[@burchelwinkler9778]

How does the government stand by and watch this happen 2 the old and young?for the last 2 years it's been one thing after another;

[@ebbeb9827]

British people could take a note out of the book of the French when it comes to protest. Paris would be on fire if this prediction come January happened there with no government help

[@maywalker997]

Come this Winter, there will be protests and riots on the streets (I can feel it building already).

[@Micfri300]

Paris is on fire because the French government wastes billions on foreign aid and playing friends in africa.

[@elaineedgar2913]

Admire the French hugely. They capped the utility cost at 4%? And they eradicated the ‘nobility’ It wasn’t called The French Revolution for nothing! They do appear to get things done.

[@jeremyknott9402]

british people have been spoilt for too long .............stop whinging and moaning..get tough ...live economically.....live longer

[@jeremyknott9402]

@@OliverInternational hahahahaha ….yes. And fight each other

[@positivevibesrfc]

Put simply, the bully takes our lunch each day. It started with some crisps, then it was crisps and a biscuit and then it was your entire lunch. Once in a while the bully takes pity and drops some crisps on the floor. Thing is the bully still has the rest of your lunch. Do we just sit back and take it? That is what I believe is happening with all our available income. They are squeezing it all so that people end up in debt, they own everything. Then they drip feed us whilst keeping people productive. This cannot be allowed in my opinion.

[@juliedearlove8098]

Energy ,water companies need to be nationalised so Government can act in these circumstances.Private companies are in the business of making profits big bonuses and don't have to give a s**t what Joe public is suffering.

[@kieronhomer3444]

You really think that would make a difference ??? Our mps are treasonous, the do not work for the people or country, meanwhile 5million on hotels housing Albanians from war torn albania a day inviting anything over the boarder... its all by design, they will take everything from you and you will thank them

[@higreentj]

Governments are notoriously inefficient look at NASA and SpaceX. Most of our energy will come from wind turbines and competition is driving the cost down.

[@deruntergangvannederland1868]

it doesnt mather , u will still pay fore it via taxes nothing is free

[@juliedearlove8098]

@@deruntergangvannederland1868 I don't need it to be free ,I need it to stop being a law unto itself ,making massive profits while squeezing the public for more and more

[@Ufu4847]

That is COMMUNISM!

[@paulhoskin3286]

The government should freeze energy bills until the gas prices goes back to normal

[@mohammadhussain725]

Keep dreaming

[@camsmith931]

Such a sensible suggestion, if only it would be the case.

[@91Durktheturk]

That would mean years of freezing these bills and billions and billions of pounds in government borrowing which in the long term will be even more expensive.

[@IamMrkay]

£6000 is the new normal

[@aktarhussain4437]

Conservatives will not hurt their friends, they’d rather people freeze to death .. You voted for this…

[@derekearles9844]

Pull the utility companies back into public owenrship and get rid of ofgem and our bills can reduce massivley as there will be no shareholders and no massive bonus payouts every year

[@glennparrington7292]

The Tories will 100% back shareholders wellbeing over those of the general public. They have been doing it for many decades, it is just that they can afford to be more brazen about it nowadays - our PM elect is literally basing her campaign on the fact that working people are lazy and don't deserve handouts while record busting Energy profits are 'not evil'.

[@micksroversmg558]

@@glennparrington7292 They have no heart our politicians are so far out of touch it is unbelievable how anyone votes for any of them!

[@janedoe6350]

Utilities in public ownership? What like the NHS? Yes, i'm sure that will solve everything! I got a better idea. Get the Gov to drop the sanctions against Russia and try campaign for Peace rather than Victory.

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

The shareholders have more authority than the companies themselves - the whole situation stinks !

[@janedoe6350]

@@jeanlilymanwaring7125 ​ The shareholders are too interested in their dividends. Also, we need stocks and shares to perform because this is how our pension companies grow our pensions.... If the West win over Russia and support Ukraine to drive the Russins out.... the price of fuel (Oil & Gas) will remain high because the Russians won't want to do business with us. So food will stay high (cost of refrigeration, fuel for agricultural vehicles etc). The only way out of this is drop the sanctions and make peace. Hands up who doesn't want world peace? (i bet John Lennon is turning in his grave!).

[@Tymbus]

SMART meters do not help anyone except the energy companies. Who squanders electricity? When I was brought up, my parents forever reminded me to turn lights off! Led lights don't use much but the energy saved is sold by electricity companies for more profit to businesses

[@bobdebouwer7835]

People don't squander it but here in NL at least people do use a lot of it. Big tv's. Many gadgets. Dishwasher. Dryer etc

[@sweeta17]

and many stories with film that s. meters have caught fire

[@bobdebouwer7835]

@Tracchofyre well, the dishwasher manufacturers have bombarded the world with the efficiency. However if you do correct hand wash then that uses less energy. Also if you you it immediately after eating you can can use none or very little hot water. And gadgets got more efficient but tv's got much bigger. And much stuff is on 24/7... I use 1500 kWh per year. Mainly because of an old fridge. I think about unplugging it in winter and just keep some things in a box outside.

[@dazwildoutdoors.3782]

@@sweeta17 Yeah if theve been tampered with by fools.

[@sweeta17]

@@dazwildoutdoors.3782 if you mean the public i would be surprised because on watch dog programme it showed all about what happened in peoples homes .

[@daliaa5294]

This is so sad. Is the UK that bad now ?

[@amandahunter4034]

Yes, much worse than this when you take everything into account.

[@jeremysmith8035]

The party of business has shrunk the economy to its smallest since 1708, the party of law and order cannot arrest any one because the courts are on strike because they refuse to pay them the increasingly deranged truss is shouting about women with winkles in the worst cost of living crisis in memory and the worst inflation in 300 years, the fascist newspapers who support truss are going on strike over pay and conditions her tax cuts are worthless to anyone who is not a millionaire and the only maniacs are the tory party, what the uk desperately needs is a revolution

[@drunkensailor112]

UK has been terrible for years

[@roseanncampbell7294]

My grandmother saw the decline from the 1970's but it's taken all this time to manifest now.

[@sonicstep]

😂

[@terryf3282]

Meanwhile the energy companies and Ceo's are making record profits. Flying private jets,sailing on yatchs, living in huge mansions, but telling regular people to go green or farmers to stop farming?

[@plumduff3303]

Looks like people are really going to suffer...

[@tonyrichard2705]

Except the government who have tax payers money to live on and also expenses to claim double the 80000 pound salary

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

They already are, this is just the start - watch this space !

[@anthonyduncalf6190]

The last time house prices were aligned with wages was the year 2000. People have been getting poorer since then as they kept rising in value. There already was a cost of living crisis. The energy crisis is what will tip society over the edge.

[@linamowasi3849]

Agreed. Civil unrest is coming.

[@distantraveller9876]

Society will survive, we're the ones who are screwed

[@enjoyyoursleep1]

since 2001?

[@hayzed9491]

Should never have sold out our national utilities but Tories will always tell you that you're better off paying out billions in profit to the fat cats who they say will provide a better service and definitely reinvest, complete fantasy. Governments cost of living advice "budget the money you don't have".

[@davebirch1976]

The labour government never chose to put them back into public ownership during their 13 years in charge, so they were obviously happy with the fat cats getting billions in profit as well.

[@91Durktheturk]

As if that is the issue here. Nationalised or not nationalised doesn't matter. The prices would be sky high and they are like this all around Europe. The reason? Our stupid response to Russia.

[@davebirch1976]

@@91Durktheturk we make our own electricity so thats nothing to do with the Russians

[@91Durktheturk]

@@davebirch1976 ehm we need gas to produce our electricity. Gas that we get from Europe. What do you think happens with prices when there are shortages in Europe due to the war with Russia?

[@davebirch1976]

@@91Durktheturk less than half of our electricity is produced using gas.Gas provided 41.9% of electricity generation by Major Power Producers, with renewables at 37.8%, nuclear at 17.0% and coal at 2.4%

[@iszychurch4711]

Rishi literally said that he wants to move the money away from deprived areas lol

[@kirishima638]

Into his own pockets

[@skitzbop8197]

Dudes a piece of s××t. How can he even walk down a street in London without being spat on

[@aktarhussain4437]

Yes and Truss is going to give every one 1.25% around £4/5 for the poorest per week in tax relief whilst giving businesses billions in cooperation tax relief.. She also thinks everyone outside London is bone idle..

[@TruthTortoise81]

at least he's honest! liz is going to do that anyway.

[@Zenocius]

Source?

[@hassanzackir3949]

Warren Buffett. The rich maximize their income by increasing either their salary form their jobs or profit of their businesses or investment.

[@ebonicalbert5711]

Recession Quote of the Day! Never depend on a single income. Which means you should invest in other things like FOREX with quick returns By Warren Buffet (A Billionaire)

[@kimberlycobbs9303]

I came here to learn how to trade after listening to a guy on radio talk about the importance of investing and how he made $460,000 in 4 months from $160k. Somehow this video has helped shed more light on some things, but I'm confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas.

[@kimberlycobbs9303]

@Febian Jones Wow buddy, that's more than a mouthful of profits you're making. How do you achieve this feat consistently? You must be a genius in trading.

[@hassanzackir3949]

@@ebonicalbert5711 Technically crypto has already taken a high rate in the financial markets.

[@williamadams2361]

@Febian Jones What a coincidence you invested with Mrs Debbie Ramirez also? My bi-weekly trading Return is $28,600.

[@buckman341]

What's the point of a price cap if the cap is simply, "all your money" ?

[@Victoria-hz3gx]

BORN IN SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 LIVE IN SCOTLAND AND CAN NOT GET A HOME FOR MY DISABLED CHILD.

[@a.hoctavius5848]

It’s high time the working class rise up against the oligarchs ! RISE UP WORKERS OF THE WORLD! You built the successful companies. You kept them successful. You buy their goods and services! You are the engine and the gears! RISE UP AND DEMAND WHAT YOU ARE OWED

[@fuckfannyfiddlefart]

#EatTheRich #CommunismNOW

[@higreentj]

Demand that the first past the post voting system is replaced by a proportional representation voting system.

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

Rise up ? the people of this country couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag - a nation of wimps !

[@tonysanchez7862]

Long live the revolution-send the Capitalist scum to the gulags!

[@MogAlani]

What I am struggling to understand here is the inevitability of this outcome. Other neighbouring countries are doing much more to help their citizens. Why are we not witnessing this here in the UK?

[@lolazal1]

Citizens of those countries WILL revolt. The Brits simply complain.

[@kieronhomer3444]

@Brhdtn hdbfodns your an idiot, if you cannot see that they all work for the same entity YOU ARE THE PROBLEM

[@kieronhomer3444]

They don't want to help you they want to to kill you, covid was a test to see how dumb the population of the world was.... we failed miserably, weak pathetic people are easy targets for tyrants, plenty of idiots took to the streets for a crackhead black guy but nobody is interested about there own freedom... NWO is upon us, your going to suffer, I'm going to suffer our future generations are going to suffer, all inflicted by a bunch of ponses and accepted by weak brainwashed masses .. wake up !

[@chelsea206]

Tory government has cut corners on public spending for years Industries that need an investment and nationalising never was so now we're finally seeing the cracks in the UK but it's just starting to fall apart now The tory government won't do anything to make this crisis easier on us when they have the ability to things like put a rent cap so rent rises with inflation, put a real cap on energy prices so we can afford to heat our homes, rise the minimum wage because wages haven't been rising with inflation for the past 15 years, put money into public services like the NHS because its really struggling All of us are being under payed well torys get massive pay rises every year

[@0rtmasta]

Brexit. Privatising energy: Treating energy supplies not as a sovereign gift and wealth for the people, but as a commodity to be sold for profit.

[@mariarussell5882]

Its a disgrace that they are still making their profits utter disgrace! There is a reason they are doing this🆘🤬

[@ForHeShallSave]

​@@jacoboc2244 Ding ding diiiiing. Don't forget the Anti-Christ who will merge them al together with the secular religion of world eco fascism.

[@thread_astaire]

Everything with a heating element runs up your energy bill. Washing machine, dryer, dishwasher and immersion heaters.

[@alfonsohorcajada4399]

Dont forget kettles and toasters!

[@joeb1den363]

@@alfonsohorcajada4399 OH NO HOW WILL BRIIISH HAVE THEIR BREAKFAST NOW???😂

[@alfonsohorcajada4399]

@@joeb1den363 well it will cost a lot more for sure! It is going to be a difficult winter for many, thats all I can tell you😏

[@jacksoncrate]

Is that right?

[@bobdebouwer7835]

@@alfonsohorcajada4399 kettles are efficient water heaters.

[@kerryfry1857]

Food bank Britain. It's disgusting. It's disgraceful. Get your pitchfork sharpened!

[@sweeta17]

on yt it said there are 2000 f. banks in england or britain not sure but none of any w, countries should have to have any .

[@nobody4650]

How long will society tolerate tory tyranny until someone confronts and stops this massacre on the poorest of society? 😔

[@xelthiavice4276]

" tory tyranny" you do know most of what they are doing is what labour and the rest have said they woude do

[@nobody4650]

The whole political structure in England must change. For far too long we've seen tyrants, liar's from all sides. They are controlled, bought and society like a lost dog follow their propaganda. TORY TYRANNY is equal to Stalins treatment of his own people. He butchered over 60million of his own people. So today in England under this TORY REGIME possibly thousands, maybe millions of poor families, people will struggle to survive.😔

[@anelectrician]

Stay strong help will come. Allah willing !

[@xelthiavice4276]

@@anelectrician aloha snack bar "boom"

[@ashk6762]

The government has no money to deal with the situation. The only money that’s left is for military aid to Ukraine n without accountability 😂

[@sanjayfurtado3993]

That money is not for Ukraine. It’s to give to the arms companies to give weapons to continue the war with the losses being only Ukrainian and Russian soldiers.

[@jnorth9431]

@@sanjayfurtado3993 point is mate! Money is always found when there’s war created!

[@sweeta17]

and the 7 million daily for the guests and it will cost more due to more people . they can manage that alright .

[@elliothunter2579]

The government seem to continuously miss the point that this price mess isn't just affecting those on the lowest incomes - even those of us on reasonable salaries of 30-40k a year are up against it with these kinds of prices - at a supposed cap of 4.5k/year, that puts more than 3/4 of the country into the definition of Fuel Poverty. That's hardly the bottom 10-20% is it? Absolutely, help those who need it the most, but this is affecting all of us unless you happen to be lucky enough to be on an MP's salary.

[@Aztec1050]

I don’t want to hurt your feeling sir but £30-£40k a year in 2022 is not reasonable, it is very very low. I’m on £60k and am struggling with my £6000 p.a apartment service change. The thing with inflation is the numbers in our mind get outdated quickly. I think a reasonable salary should be £60k-£70k now and a decent salary is £90k-£120k

[@stuart3568]

@@Aztec1050 Maybe you should downsize and avoid that 6k charge. I'm working full time and can't even find a house to rent in my small budget. Sure there are loads of jobs about. But most pay minimum wage up to about 30k. How are you supposed to rent a house for 1k per month when you earn 1.5k per month?

[@scottwales9178]

@@Aztec1050 It really depends on what part of the country you live in and your individual circumstances. £30k - £40k may not go far in places like London or if you have a family or a lot of financial obligations (like an apartment service charge), but in other parts it's actually not a bad wage, especially if your partner is earning a similar amount. So if people on middle incomes are struggling to pay their energy bills then you know there's a problem.

[@minkgin3370]

There are those that Do’ & get on with life the best they can, & then there are those that ‘Don’t’ & just sit & wait for hand-outs. I have worked & saved all my life. I cut back on a lot of things in my 50’s & 60’s in order to save for my retirement, & now I’m retired I don’t get any help whatsoever from the government because I have bothered to save for my future. I heard a woman moaning in the supermkt the other day…”The government will have to help us”. The government DON’T have to help you & why should they. It’s up to you to help yourself. I wish I had a cheap mobile shop though like on that estate, my local shop is a Tesco & they don’t know the meaning of the word ‘Cheap’. I do take a bus ride to an Aldi & a local market though, I would find it difficult to pay for fresh fruit & veg if it wasn’t for them.

[@chrislambert9435]

Inflation is from one place and one place only, it is from "government" working with central Banks to Print money and distribute this cash through so-called quantitative easing, the present spending schemes will cause more Inflation

[@Matthewlewisward]

One of the things that worries me as much as everything else are the heightened suicide rates that are unequivocally going to come.

[@stephenwalker2924]

@@bobjames6622 Yeah, because wanting people not to die and instead to be safe and happy is so shallow and self-serving.

[@jayrob846]

That's already begun as far 6 months back they just don't advertise on the news channels!my neighbor next door and one across the st are gone no body cares

[@jogger949]

That's what they want.

[@minkgin3370]

Cut back on the Dinghy Divers coming across the Channel every day. What is it….5 million a week it’s costing the taxpayers & for what. Do you think they’re going to cut back on heating those 4 & 5* hotels they’re living in this Winter - the owners of the Hotels won’t allow it. They should put them in camps while they wait like the Australians do instead of making us pay for them to live more comfortably than most of us do.

[@mmabiabaskets3339]

Wow

[@lellyparker]

Rishi told us what his plan is. He said he was taking money away from deprived people and giving it to middle class people. I mean he literally said that on camera.

[@tanveerhasan2382]

Sad

[@francescaallen837]

Where did he say this?

[@lellyparker]

@@francescaallen837 *"Where did he say this?"* - Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKjUgqmoptqhppo

[@mrtt7972]

Three fundimentals a human needs heat food and shelter but we are being denied these because of pure greed.

[@marviwilson1853]

They saved nothing. They spent all their money on i-phones and 140 inch TV's with Netflix subscriptions.

[@mitchhills4747]

@@marviwilson1853 Why are you so judgemental towards others? Do you know everyone's circumstances? Of course not! Until you have walked in others' shoes, stop with the lack of compassion.

[@marviwilson1853]

@@mitchhills4747 Because this is what I can observe of every day people. My opinion is fact based not emotionally based. I see people buying things they can't really afford often on credit when they should be putting something aside for a rainy day. They are driven by consumerism, spending most of what they have living only for today. I have no compassion for anybody who lives the high life during the good times and then complains they have no savings when the tide changes.

[@our-days-are-short8254]

I use 70p for my oven for 30 mins at 200 degrees. That's the only thing that kills my electric, so I use a microwave that uses about 5p. TV, kettles don't use much at all, neither does one light. Tumble driers do use a lot. I've an electric heater ready to live in one room until next Spring if I have to and I will wash my clothes once a fortnight now. I only use gas to shower for a few minutes a day. Managed to keep my gas bill at £10 per month and Electric £35. I'm a single person though and live alone. I use prepayment meters. I feel so sorry for people with children.

[@ugooko7569]

4TH WORLD LIVING STANDARD SMH

[@zeeone4492]

You will be single for a long time

[@ruthmccabe3527]

Quite a few people I know are considering giving up gas or electricity or both next year, and I've considered it myself. I never thought it would come to this....

[@tbang81]

I'm on two incomes: £720 a month on the first job; £400 on the second. Problem is they take 20% (£80) of that second job. Working long hours for the government to enjoy their spending. Hate the whole UK system. I tell my Hong Kong family to stay where they are and not come to the UK.

[@ruthmccabe3527]

Sensible man. It's awful seeing the Hong Kongers come over thinking they'll have a better life here only to realise the only jobs available for them are zero hours contracts or minimum wage gigs that don't pay enough to live off. I grew up with two people from Hong Kong and they tell everyone they know back there not to come now.

[@lisam2017]

Speak to HMRC and ask if you can split your tax code. Your main job you earn £8640 gross that's under the threshold of £12570pa. You could ask them to transfer the difference to your second job. If you've had these two jobs before Apr 22 then they should look at your earnings in previous financial years. Hope that helps

[@debbiesimpson1493]

It should work out the same tax you pay no matter how many jobs you have. I work 2 jobs the first 21000 and the 2nd 8000 and am taxed 20 percent on everything in the second but calculated its exactly right. It's actually better to do 2 jobs as ni is not as much as if it was one job.

[@amteo7107]

What concerns me is the fact that with the warm weather we are having now people can get away not cooking as much but when the cold weather sets in they need a decent warm meal down them. I left the uk 44 years ago to live in the eu and here our government has long seen what we were going to be up against and made plans to help the vunerable. The uk government has left this far too late. I was a nurse in the nhs and saw each winter then how many hospital beds were occupied by pensioners who were suffering from hypothermia and often the lack of a decent diet .They lived in houses then that were very poor insulated and many still do today. I can see this all repeating itself but this time there will be a lot more younger people joining them.nobody should have to endure stress of trying to get by day by day. mental health will be in need more and more as people will be so stressed out wondering how to pay their bills.To me the uk is far too way behind and the sooner this conservative government goes the better. The country is in an utter mess.

[@sweeta17]

apart from the abnormal high energy costs . last year there were write ups about b. outs coming globally it did not happen but since months now the talk is even more so about it and some people say will have to cook outside even without b.outs due to cost . or c. cookers but there might not be enough mall gas bottles available and or high prices .

[@Micfri300]

Lets cut foreign aid and foreign miltary budget. There you go that's already billions saved.

[@mrsbabycakes5551]

I have been taking metre readings monthly since April, to produce a monthly bill and nearly half of my bills are STANDING CHARGES! That needs to be tackled. It’s doubled in April and totally unnecessary. I have been paying on average £10 a month on gas SC and I haven’t used any gas since the end of March! I haven’t seen any politician taking the energy company to task over why they doubled it, when they are making HUGE profits! The green levy is barely going to make any different to our bills and everytime one of them mentions it, it I want to throttle them. Whoopy doo!

[@bill-2018]

Remember Thatcher said gas was too cheap and told the newly privatised gas companies to put the price up. All sectors should never have been sold off. Sher said competition keeps prices down. While the shareholders make money.

[@scottwales9178]

This will put a lot of people in an early grave. Horrific 😔

[@jc2462]

Just think if we all took a stand and worked together we could end all this greed

[@cheryl3898]

Theres lots of talk of giving people money out of the tax payers pocket, but no talk of tackling the root cause of the issue…… the energy companies themselves 🤷‍♀️

[@pauls3204]

The Tories are the root cause Cheryl

[@catherinelambert2780]

@@pauls3204 Government & Monarchy are the root cause. Stop voting.

[@sw1000xg]

It's not out of the tax payers pocket it's from the billions they're making in tax from the companies putting up their prices. Geez. Some people.

[@cheryl3898]

@@pauls3204 I agree, that's my point. They're determined to ruin the economy and leave the next party to clean up their mess

[@cheryl3898]

@@sw1000xg 🤣

[@lellyparker]

It astonishes me that this government seems to completely fail to see the problem this is about to cause. I mean, obviously, THEY can afford the coming crisis. But you would think they could LOGICALLY deduce that millions of people are going to be made desperate. They have proposed NOTHING to fix this, just extremely inadequate band-ads.

[@gamingtonight1526]

Stay addicted to fossil fuels, and this is what you get.

[@jogger949]

Its all on purpose. War is coming to.

[@kieronhomer3444]

It's because they work for the wef not the people, if you've not worked it out by now this is all by design

[@kieronhomer3444]

@@gamingtonight1526 what's wrong with fossil fuels ????

[@lellyparker]

@@kieronhomer3444 Their geographic locality makes them monopolizable and therefore those that have oil can hold the rest of the world to ransom. They poison the planet-destroying wildlife. They create global warming. There is literally NOTHING good about fossil fuels.

[@steviemac9055]

Vote tory, get poverty and sewage.

[@maxinewest4096]

Amazing how so much going wrong in this country from barely affordable housing, to the rise of food prices

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

Hi Maxine, don't forget the huge costs of luxury accommodation for the dinghy scum !

[@deniseadams1703]

Same in nearly every country and worse in some.

[@zeeone4492]

@@deniseadams1703 Try the illegal suicidal sanctions on Russia

[@RetroPlus]

Shipping port workers and long haul delivery drivers are quitting which is going to lead to no food on the shelf which is going to lead to riots which is going to lead to a total societal collapse just because some old wrinkly people wanted a Ferrari. It's going to be a complete domino effect.

[@tanveerhasan2382]

Sad

[@ruthmccabe3527]

Yep. The ones at the top just want more and more and more and then act surprised when it all blows up in their faces. See: the whole of human history for reference.

[@yerhan1572]

Even if you manage to save small amounts of energy the standing charges cancel that out

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I am now going to pay around £300 a year for the standing charge.

[@lolazal1]

@@Craig121000 please don't do that. Speak to someone.

[@lolazal1]

@@Craig121000 Do you have friends or family? You need some support right now. Maybe stay with a friend/family for a short while/until spring if possible.

[@marviwilson1853]

Use your savings to get you through the winter fuel hike. I don't see the problem.

[@petercollins7848]

The standing charges are less than a cup of tea in a cafe. Stop pretending that there is a massive crisis. Just use less and you will pay less. Don’t heat the whole house, just the room that you are in. Turn the boiler down low. Take very short showers, never a bath as it uses a massive amount of energy + water. Get educated in energy cost and usage. It seems most people haven’t a clue and just do anything they feel like and waste energy. Most of all, if you have children, get them realise they have to make sacrifices, and that will be one of the best life lessons you can give them. This problem is only temporary.

[@weepal4444]

I’m just out of prison the cell was always warm and cosy when I was eating my dinner and watching this crisis on the news. Luckily for me I cld forget about it by going to the gym after my haircut then playing football hot shower then lock up! Al be honest I’m more scared out here than I was in there that’s real talk.

[@Bigboss-xe6lm]

Dont be weak. Being scared just tells you you are growing.

[@distantraveller9876]

I've never been so scared for the future of my country

[@annking1576]

Put a tent in your livingroom to retain heat in a small area / drop plastic to keep a smaller area of home warm / 8 hr candles in a clean paint pail or similar can with terra cotta pot on top / wrap copper tubing around stove pipe & drill holes to put tubing to other rooms for heat & wrap 1 around water pipe. God Bless Us All!

[@tonycocchiara7445]

Why don't the government bring down VAT , it's to high anyway ,and freeze council tax going up and up , stop chocking peoples income. 😒

[@vladimirputin4822]

You spell and punctuate like a real clever one. I'll bet you voted for this in 16 and 19 🤣

[@TROYW10]

@@vladimirputin4822 and your all for Putin I guess

[@paulbird3235]

This is the result of twelve years of mis-management of the economy. At the end of the day working class people will suffer, and pay most of the cost like it or not.

[@vladimirputin4822]

@@TROYW10 How wrong can you be?

[@sw1000xg]

They can't because of the EU. And the NIP they signed.

[@lolorick5885]

Parliamentarians, should have to pay real life prices for their meals and not have them subsidised by the taxpayer

[@JackKing12.]

Parliament should turn the heating OFF to taste reality.

[@user-kq5qp6dh8l]

They get loads of benefits

[@myrtleesther8855]

and do a 2 year apprenticeship on minimum wage!

[@gregmoore167]

I think at this point the supermarkets r gonna have to sign a legal waiver to exonerate themselves and just allow all waste products to be used rather than dumped!

[@mattaddison1910]

They dump waste product because if they gave it away, suddenly more people would stop buying new product and profits would slump. They don't care about feeding you, they just want profits. And they absolutely will destroy good food if it means more money in their pockets.

[@mariarussell5882]

Cancel your standing orders they are making money on the interest pay bills as they come.👍

[@johnross2924]

Problem is its cheaper for us to pay direct debit I believe?

[@anonnymous4684]

Standing orders - as opposed to direct debits - help me to budget. I can reduce or increase the amount at any time and also means I don't end up with a 'bill shock' every three months.

[@mariarussell5882]

@@anonnymous4684 sorry meant that, start preparing for winter now, I am just so angry that at this time after the pandemic they are creaming of the profit while others suffer.

[@juliancoulden1753]

In the meantime, the massive SUVs much beloved by the brits, which must cost well over a hundred pounds to fill up, continue to fill the streets, car parks and motorways. The media suggests every one is affected by the cost of living crisis. They aren’t.

[@lucydawson1344]

I agree with you there. My household currently falls under the ‘just about managing’ bracket and we can cut back a little more as necessary but I’ve seen plenty of others on my social media taking their families on holidays abroad etc during the school holidays- I know they can be 3-£4000 just for a week’s holiday abroad. So many of these may be postponed still from 2020 or 2021 but so many others aren’t and I know of a fair few planning their holidays to Florida in a year or two’s time- they’re £6000+ holidays! Whilst I feel I’d love a holiday abroad I feel lucky we’re able to get away at all albeit in this country as I know people who haven’t managed to get away at all for one reason or another

[@toggerz7487]

What are the people who already have those cars to do? They can't afford another car, and nobody wants to buy the big SUV from them right now because others can't afford to run it either. People bought those cars when they could afford to run them. Now they can't afford to run them, but they also can't get rid of them.

[@juliancoulden1753]

@Mobile Phone indeed no. Look at the cars on any motorway in the uk , it’s full of huge cars the size of trucks, range rovers, BMWs, Mercedes, Volvos, add in the mix of Honda and the Japanese cars. Park in Lidl car park, my little Seat is dwarfed by all these other huge cars. I am not envious or jealous, simply pointing out that’s despite the price of fuel, it’s made little difference to many people’s lives.

[@juliancoulden1753]

@@toggerz7487 I drive a Seat. I can’t afford a big SUV and wouldn’t buy one. Even before the fuel crisis. I drive what I can afford. I also drive on motorways at 50-60 mph, to get the best mileage per litre. I get overtaken by motorists and lorries all the time doing speeds of 70 plus. Unless these drivers aren’t paying for their own fuel, they drive pedal to the metal. No fuel economy in driving at those speeds.

[@juliancoulden1753]

@@lucydawson1344 exactly……… unless these expensive holidays are all on the credit card to be paid off later, in which case why incur such a huge debt…….holiday in a more affordable way. And if you can afford 6k on a family holiday, that’s great.

[@loukwo9054]

The Conservative cares for their own pay, perks and their quality of life, definitely our votes but not our well being and our needs.

[@minkgin3370]

I suppose all the other Political Parties care more for us than themselves, do they ? Have you ever seen an MP living on the streets - they ALL seem to be ‘doing-very-nicely-Thank-you’ to me.

[@loukwo9054]

@@minkgin3370 you are right to certain degree. The politics in the election has never transformed but have gone to even more extreme. Who controls and manipulates? We arn't all that stupid. The system is who has the most resources in the party will win the election. These resources come from the very rich who own the media company, the capital and real estate market companies, the communication networks etc. Obviously they input the resources for their personal interests. Hence these collusions could be understood as corruption. What can we do next?

[@ozzie2612]

@@minkgin3370 vote labour then

[@minkgin3370]

@@ozzie2612 …….😆😆😆

[@ozzie2612]

@@minkgin3370 all you got ?

[@clionamoore8365]

What about the 32 billion wasted on track and trace and billions more spent on dodgy contracts that delivered nothing .

[@johnconway9673]

And £10 billion of dodgy PPE that we're paying £700000 to store each day. And 4 billion worth of PPE is going to be burned.

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

What about the dinghy diving scum who demand the best - and this government grant their every wish !

[@rr-my1yc]

it wasn't "wasted" as you put it. the money went to line the pockets of their friends and families, theft in plain sight, all paid for by our taxes, no investigations no questions in parliament nothing, just billions siphoned off into their pockets. absolutely disgusting.

[@davidwasilewski]

So this winter, many will be coming home from work eating butties in the dark for tea, wearing a coat…..

[@marviwilson1853]

Watching pay tv on massive TV's that they bought on credit whilst feeding the "designer dog" on "Mr Friskies"

[@Frankiegoestoholly]

In Australia big supermarket chains pay potato growers 30 cents a kilo but sell a kilo for for like 15 times that amount

[@karlsilcock8727]

Torries never change, profits before people is just how they think money for themselves and those who support them is all that matters to them. The only way they're going to change is when they are effected and that just doesn't happen to them and their wealthy supporters.

[@mrdeafa25]

Meanwhile, whilst they are gloating from fucking us all, they are steadily creeping us quietly towards WW3

[@petercollins7848]

I thought it was the Tories that were giving us all this money to help towards our energy bills? Or have I just dreamt it?

[@jamesbutler1949]

People don’t need help through the winter, people need respect and to stop being dehumanised. We need a political and societal revolution. The power needs to be taken from the few and taken back by the many.

[@hemmisis]

The richest people in the UK got 30 billions pound richer last year.

[@johnconway9673]

Correct. £30 billion or 30 thousand million pounds. £30,000,000,000

[@heather333]

The Personal Tax allowance should be increased from £12,500 to £18k for both income and NI.

[@SwissCheese112]

more like 25

[@leewilson3839]

Why would we want the government to tackle things directly when they're the ones making things so difficul!

[@Farzocalypse21]

In 2010, the Tories campaigned saying the economic downturn was caused by Labour overspending..... Thats right, the global economic crisis, which we had seen be caused by the banking crash.... they said labour were spending too much and that caused it. This should have been warning enough of their complete economic illiteracy and incompetence. They have spent the last 12 years under investing in society whilst protecting their mates like the bankers who caused the crash; and now we've arrived here; working people are struggling more than ever, whilst CEOs and major shareholders are richer than ever. What did people actually think would happen? Vote Tory for long enough, and this is what you get.

[@taurus8263]

This doesn't affect only families with low income anymore. People who have mortgages on top of all the price increases we see, are hugely affected with interest rates growing 100% since last year. From 1.8% to nearly 3.6 %, and we don't know when this is going to end. Crisis is now spread across middle class as well. Haven't seen it this bad yet....

[@jnorth9431]

Which pleases me soooooo much! Let’s all suffer together lol. The ones who have voted for the Tories always despised the people on the lower spectrum of income. Thinking the conservatives are on their side, ha! They never thought, matters will effect them they way it has now!

[@peggyclio1199]

@@jnorth9431 how the Labour could have fight this mondial crisis, strongly wanted by the world's èlite??

[@jnorth9431]

@@peggyclio1199 nobody is talking in favour of Labour here buddy. If Blair wasn’t part of the people who want all this to happened, he wouldn’t had joined the US in the war against ‘terror’ The Tories however have ALWAYS worked in the best interest of the elite, never did they astray from that path and they never will.

[@Marc-uw4lw]

It boils my blood that the Conservatives haven't acted in the interest of our country. What is the point of a "price cap" that goes up dramatically every 3 months... If you vote for the Conservatives, you reap what you sow...

[@elaineedgar2913]

The trouble is so do ALL of us reap what they have sown!!!

[@clairefitzpatrick7183]

Treasa may did this to us back in 2017 but the government are keeping quiet about it.

[@susanelliott2287]

Liz Truss says she will deal with the Cost of Living Crisis via tax cuts and there is an Immediate outcry that the alleged poorest will not be helped, meaning those on Universal Credit and other limited, means tested benefits. For myself and many others like me though, it is a refreshing change. I live on a small works pension which I got when I took early retirement due to ill health/disability, after tax I am three pounds seventy pence over the threshold for U.C. This means I pay full rent, I get none of the free things offered to those on U.C. and I lost out on the 650 cost of living award. Ffs wake up, there are workers, sick people, carers etc who do not qualify for U.C who as a result are probably even poorer than those on it. Poverty does not start and end with those claiming means assessed benefits.THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

[@rachel.mcgowan]

She's planning to cut corporation taxes yet further, ours are already low by global standards. It's not whether you cut tax, it's what you cut and for whose benefit. One of the measures taken should be to increase the winter fuel payment above what is planned, this will help people in your situation. Edit : it might not help you actually, if you're still under retirement age. Still think it should be done, but there should also be a payment you can apply for if you are low income but can't get UC. They could taper it so the closer you are to UC level, the more you get.

[@twilitetide]

Why isn't there a national movement to check everyone's insulation? If a lot of these homes are older, just making sure the roofs are well insulated would be a huge start. No-one ever seems to mention it. Insulation compresses with time and loses the ability to do much.

[@nightride1985]

Man Utd. supporters took to the streets last night to protest the Glazer family’s ineptitude at the running of the their club - why haven’t we seen such passion from ordinary people against this inept government? Time to get off our backsides and get this sorted by action!

[@tanveerhasan2382]

Why indeed

[@roastlonely]

Learnt helplessness. Psychological tyranny

[@cliftonkelly3812]

Even if a non dollar-denominated asset sees no real gains during inflation that's still much better than holding cash and seeing your real purchasing power undermined. In other words, sometimes you have to chose between the lesser of two evils.

[@kellyhoang1483]

Yes Clifton. I would rather lose 3% on a stock due to inflation than lose 10% on cash due to the same inflation.

[@hollandhoff975]

One thing I always have at the back of my head is the Rockefeller's advice on how to earn during times like this; while others are panicking and selling or holding,

[@brownkelly2033]

My primary concern is how to grow my reserve of $300k which has been sitting duck since forever with zero to no gains, sure I know the risks of short term gains are much greater but if well managed one'd make a killing, am I wrong

[@cliftonkelly3812]

@@brownkelly2033 These strategies are quite rigorous for the regular-Joe. As a matter of fact, they are mostly successfully carried out by pros who have had a great deal of skillset/knowledge to pull such trades off.

[@hollandhoff975]

@@brownkelly2033 I was investing on my own for about 3years, did my own study and analysis before actually buying, things became rather difficult after the pandemic which was right about when I reached out to a portfolio-advisor for guidance.

[@adidonnylad1133]

How can they say we need help! How dare they. I pay 25%. They take £500 off my wages. They say we NEED help??? They need to take less off of us. Makes me so angry 😡

[@bmarieluvstheearth3879]

I'm just so sad for the people of the UK. You are in my thoughts and I feel.deeply that you have to go thru this. From the USA.

[@christineroberts9780]

USA is worse 😂

[@davinawherry4687]

nationalise electric and gas,cut vat at the checkout,cut fuel duty,get the country moving again they were throwing oil away not so long ago !

[@hayzed9491]

They won't deal with the root of the problem because they are funded by the root of the problem, just more stop gaps from professional cowards.

[@carmenortiz5294]

I can't believe how much worse things are in Europe the USA. I received a note about the increase on my energy bill, but the increase is very small in comparison and I can afford it. I have cut expenses to the minimum and stocked up on food. Also moved money out of the bank, because I don't trust what is coming. Too many claims that some bank will be going bankrupt. That happened in the Great Depression and banks simply closed down, taking people's money as they did. Early this year I was able to pay off my house, and this month I paid off all debt. Two less worries. I'm old and no dependants. I can't imagine people there with young children and low incomes.

[@stuartstafford7720]

Maybe if the 29 Million households receiving £400.00 were to short the energy companies' stock circa £11,600,000,000 that would wipe the smile off the shareholder's faces ?

[@taikareroa4866]

You lot are not seeing the obvious. The govt is taking the taxpayer funds it gathers, not from the Energy companies, but from the very people adversely affected by soaring energy prices, and giving it to those taxpayers, to add to the revenue take and profit margins made by the energy companies. So its not a govt payout to the taxpayer. It’s a govt payout to the energy companies. It wont lower prices. It will sustain them.

[@telstar32]

I’m probably being very dim, and please excuse me if I am, but why can’t the government freeze the energy price cap?

[@h3llo968]

The power companies will become unprofitable and go out of business or need a bailout.

[@moraz6736]

Due to the current sunny climate change in the UK the public should install solar panels and batteries for power and temporarily leave their energy suppliers till prices normalize. Even wood burning stoves are a great alternative for heat and cooking.

[@sarai5467]

Who is paying for the solar systems ? And who will provide suitable ventilation for the wood fire places (chimneys etc )

[@hs-pj8ho]

Solar panels cost my neighbour just had them installed they paid nearly £6k he had 12 installed its not cheap.

[@sarai5467]

@River Stone it still costs alot of money to make them stable and ours is cleaned every 6 months and a good ventilation system is needed too

[@phily8716]

Stop listening to what they say and look at what they do.

[@samanthahardy9903]

I agree. Actions speak louder than words.

[@sct4040]

Remember to unplug, turning off is not enough. The appliances are still using phantom energy. I have motion sensor dim lights, so I don’t turn on any lights often.

[@leevancleef451]

Or just wire up your meters. I definitely won't be paying the energy companies..

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

I NEVER switch on lights - candles in the bathroom are fine and why have lights on when watching tv in the evenings ?

[@leevancleef451]

@@jeanlilymanwaring7125 it's bad for your eye's..

[@jeanlilymanwaring7125]

@@leevancleef451 Good for one's pocket though Lee !

[@leevancleef451]

@@jeanlilymanwaring7125 yeah.. Saving 3p should help.

[@LivingOnaPrayer123]

Hope all these greedy bosses can sleep well at nite in their warm beds knowing that they are the cause of elderly and children freezing and starving. Hope it makes them a proud human in society to cause suffering to others

[@sweeta17]

its been going on for years and elderly were always mentioned when it was different ages . they did not care then and they wont now either even though it will be even more severe .

[@michealpallett5708]

They dont care less so long has there feeding them out of pig trof

[@rebeccamcgibbon3922]

Perhaps the politicians could give up their bonuses and take a pay cut to help those struggling??

[@lolazal1]

So the energy companies' getting paid TWICE. 1. Higher prices 2. Via our tax money to "help" with the "energy crisis".

[@paulallen3405]

Take a leaf from the French, rationalize the energy sector and put a serous cap on energy prices.

[@drunkensailor112]

France is socialist and UK hates socialism. So not gonna happen with Tories

[@marczhu7473]

And we(french) are busy to loot yemen gas right now😂

[@marviwilson1853]

They have a lot of power from Nuclear and are not affected so much by gas prices. Greenpeace put pay to our nuclear plans.

[@amrendrasingh7140]

Think Britain should help itself then helping Ukraine otherwise the tides won’t take time to turn. The first of the government priority should be Britons first not some outside country

[@marviwilson1853]

Ukraine first.

[@stellamarina4123]

Turn your hot water heater off and just turn it on for an hour or so a day....especially if just one or two people in house.

[@mrmensa1096]

Yet French bills only up 4% - Germany 25% - You don't jear MSM mentioning this !!!!

[@mariahewitt9787]

WEF members are everywhere. "You will own nothing and you will be happy " Klaus Schwab quote.

[@rachel.mcgowan]

We will own nothing and we will be unhappy. Much like today for many of us.

[@mitchhills4747]

No one truly 'owns' anything. We are all just visiting and none of us can take anything with us when we leave this planet...HOWEVER, whilst we are here, we do have basic essential needs.