Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak clash over how to prevent a recession

Half of the adult population in the UK is already reducing energy usage in a bid to save money on rising bills.
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That's according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics, as the two candidates for the Tory leadership finally began to argue more strongly over how they would deal with the cost of living crisis.
Meanwhile, a video has emerged of Rishi Sunak boasting to Tory members in Tunbridge Wells that he diverted funding from “deprived urban areas” to places like the wealthy southern town.
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[@samcarena4702]

In France gas and electricity bills are capped at 4%

[@thomasshinnick2802]

Energy bills should be capped

[@josephp5058]

They could really help by standing down and letting someone honest with integrity and brains to run the country

[@mysterymaverick1982]

The problem is they'd have to find someone honest with integrity and brains first which is non existent in Westminster. 😂

[@williamy45]

The conservative MP spoken... they don't like those types of people you mentioned.

[@jackmorris6967]

@Iain Elliott cheers needed a laugh this morning

[@gitafernandes8143]

Brain??? Rishi is not to be trusted

[@gabrielleredford1270]

And who would that be? Another Tony Blair or Gordon brown? Their mantra was "no more boom and bust". After privitising the NHS - yes dear reader - and introducing fees for higher education students to fill the holes, they still left us bankrupt.

[@JRattheranch]

Both of them are totally disconnected from the real world of the majority of the electorate! 😡😡

[@AdamTV]

It takes 6 - 9 months for a fiscal change to work its way into the economy. That means they are already too late.

[@Lemonentory]

They know this, it's all about the appearance of doing something..

[@AdamTV]

@@Lemonentory True, but the people asking the questions never challenge them on this well established economic fact.

[@sharpeipink123]

DARK WINTER COMING!!!

[@charlessmyth]

Their margin's been called already :-)

[@NS-jm1yj]

Late as usual👍

[@chrisworthman3191]

I feel terrible for half of the people in the UK and that is being generous when you look at how many suckers voted for Boris. The UK now has a no win situation that is out of the people's hands. There is basically the worst choice and another worst choice.

[@New-ye2fl]

Independence for Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@whocares3132]

Excuse me believe me only Conservative values can lift UK up. Not leftists and leftist layars and activists

[@chrisworthman3191]

@@whocares3132 Worked so great the last 12 years. Conservatives values are funnel money to the rich and austerity for the poor.

[@stephenwalker2924]

@@New-ye2fl Independence for Liverpool!

[@davidty2006]

@@stephenwalker2924 Independance for every county!

[@orfordwolf5409]

The banks and multinationals will always find a way to profit from misery.

[@Lemonentory]

In fact there is no profit in a healthy well balanced society..

[@reasonerenlightened2456]

Humans as Workers should keep their mouths shut and obey. If they have something to say they can do it after work when they become consumers. If they do not have enough disposable wealth to become consumers then they must work more or be turned into fertiliser for the soil. Right? Liz is a typical communist. They legislate against militant protesters too. Ownership is not an effort, it is a political claim.

[@boomie54]

It's like choosing between two sitcom characters.

[@Anon-xd3cf]

Like choosing between two sitcom characters... from a sitcom that is not in your language which has unreliable subtitles...

[@birtlee2078]

Whatever happens STOP the left wing loonies !

[@dr_ned_flanders]

Even if you cut back on usage there is still the standing charge. Step: on. get rid of the standing charge. Step two: put a windfall tax on gas, electicity and oil companies who have seen their profits soar, only through price rises not investment. Step three: start the renationalisation of utilities.

[@YA-hm5zy]

You communist!

[@mysterymaverick1982]

Exactly what I was thinking the other day a significant part of our energy bill is the standing charge. The standing charge is often more than the amount of energy you are using. I turn all my plugs off dont have lights on etc but when I woke up the other day I checked my smart meter and I'd managed to use 8p in my sleep maybe I've been sleep walking 🤔

[@geo_neo9]

Buy your own meter professionally and they have no power over you with that. All energy should be free and for all. We must end ownership of energy because all use it. It is owned by the all.

[@dr_ned_flanders]

@@geo_neo9 while I admire your spirit, that is not actually true. You will still end up paying for it through the court system.

[@sean659]

Channel 4 Fake News

[@jazmo6662]

The words "Price Cap" is the exact opposite! It's not capping anything! Let's start calling it what it actually is Profiteering from PRICE FIXING! Why doesn't the government just stop these energy suppliers this price fixing? This is the first year I have ever heard of the term "price capping" as applied to energy charges. I thought the term capping was meant to stop them from charging extortionate prices not actively encouraging it. I remember (not that long ago) when all these energy suppliers were fighting and competing with each other by offering low prices and fixed price deals to win customers! Now they seem to be competing for the highest number of deaths they can be responsible for because no one can afford to cook food or stay warm anymore. The first couple of seasons of the TV series "Call the Midwife" portrayed the poverty and slum conditions very well. Do we really want to go back to living like that? Putting layers of newspapers between layers of clothing as a cheap of insulating against the cold? Ice forming on the insides of windows then damp and mold that grows when it melts. I'm old enough to remember these conditions. I don't want to go back to it, do you?

[@nigelrequiem]

Corporate greed and blatant profiteering thats all it is!

[@stephenwalker2924]

Best comment on here.

[@debb6393]

So agree with you, I’m totally baffled as to who/what is setting these ‘caps’ because it’s just looking like a green light to raise prices.

[@davidty2006]

Not when they keep putting it up.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

It's not the fault of the energy firms. It's US energy sanctions. Why are so many of you misled?

[@trevdean540]

We have been in a recession since 2008. The western central banks have kept interest rates low & created currency to protect the rich & inflate property & stock markets over last 12 years! Suppressed wages for average people & created the high inflation we now see.

[@elcristoph7380]

We haven't been in a recession since 2008, where did you get your knowledge of economics from.. a random KZbin video..

[@vladimirputin4822]

You'be been in austerity since 2010, yet public debt more than doubled.....plenty of very rich tories and their donors thank you very much, they're doing nicely 😁

[@trevdean540]

@@elcristoph7380 so why have they been creating currency on scale never seen before & keeping interest rates so low since 2008?

[@hastekulvaati9681]

“We have been in a recession since 2008” How are you defining the term ‘recession’?

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 finally someone is saying it as it is!

[@Panini_Edirisinhe]

Just 20 seconds in, we're told that ONS says that 19 million Brits have begun cutting back on "non-essential journeys". Spare a thought for us; 22 million Sri Lankans can't undertake even the most essential trips. Find out about our unique fuel queues. Not blaming anybody else. that's what we've done to ourselves!

[@gubilasco9022]

I empathize with you and your fellow Sri Lankans, however the UK is 1st world country and a superpower. So it is alot worse IMO

[@Grumbo991]

Umm you can go to Srilankan news and other reports. Don't need to remind us what to be thankful for.

[@ricmac954]

@@gubilasco9022 The for-now-United Kingdom is assuredly NOT a superpower (and hasn't been for at least six decades), and has ensured its descent in international standing by its isolationist posture-striking, its dishonesty in signing international agreements and attempting to renege on their substance, and its desperate, pathetic yielding to all demands in its post-brexit trade negotiations.

[@jeewanigalahitiya4086]

ll. the first one. the ooh the UK

[@curiositycloset2359]

@@ricmac954 o shut up you idio.t. Get a clue

[@hackandslash873]

You can only hide a class war for so long.

[@terrymurphy5586]

Very sad and concerning that having to seek help from Food Bank is becoming a 'New Normal'.

[@mkoschara]

Twelve years, so many tears.

[@kokloketan1177]

Sunak has shown his true colour,questions on wealth and his background...

[@mysterymaverick1982]

But he has working class friends oh no sorry not working class 😂

[@nextbillspencer]

U mean his wife’s wealth

[@natenae8635]

Rich bad

[@stevec6427]

@@nextbillspencer The man attended an £88,000 per year school and worked in investment banking. He was a multi millionaire in his first year of work and long before he met his wife

[@janjan-dd4wv]

Yes, today I saw pictures of him wearing shoes with holes in, I suppose this is supposed to off-set the criticism of him wearing expensive footwear on a building site. Instead, it has the effect of him treating the electorate as idiots. He lacks subtlety and lateral thinking skills. Who on earth is advising him. Just act on your own initiative Rishi and stop listening to those well meaning grannies.

[@reececollison5101]

That Richard Holden at the end, first I’ve seen of him, only impression I got was what a despicable narcissistic knob cheese that thing is.

[@Christiankindredcom]

Rishi selling out the deprived. Moving funds from poor to rich areas…. Crazy and evil behaviour 👿

[@bd6ixty]

@@Bondfanman wouldn’t vote for any off them, all puppets controlled by someone higher

[@LunaLakshmi]

@@Bondfanman Yes, yes, and YES!

[@davidty2006]

@@Bondfanman pretty much. and even then that ain't gonna make them vote tory more. compared if they were actually funded theres higher chance of them voting tory

[@smoozerish]

How's Brexit going?

[@whocares3132]

how do you think it is going? Better than EU

[@knutschischi1716]

Brexit is going so great that UK still refuses to implement full control at borders by checking imports, knowing the infrastructure isn't there and it will even increase prices further more and the NI protocol has to be changed cause it can't be that Northern Ireland's economy has more growth than the rest of UK now. And OF COURSE that has nothing to do with them still beeing part of the single market 🐵

[@knutschischi1716]

@who cares Man, do your homework properly. UK is NOT doing better than other western european countries regarding inflation and quality of life. It's the opposite actually and you can't seriously compare UK to eastern european countries.

[@janjan-dd4wv]

if Rishi has his way he will cancel it as he is trying to cancel anything that Boris has done.

[@chrisgreen6259]

Where are the sunlit uplands?

[@jamescee7906]

🇬🇧 can literally print money. So just pay everyone’s energy bills for them… and add it to the debt we will never pay off.

[@Matty94]

More inflation

[@ep1929]

Doesn't work like that, handouts create inflation, it's a delicate balancing act.

[@martycrow]

@@Matty94 "No inflation in a graveyard." Quoting an economist whose name I can't recall ;)

[@humanbeing6933]

Too true…a whole nation labouring and suffering to limit numbers merely typed into the balance sheets. Scandalous

[@ep1929]

@@humanbeing6933 not suffering here, I could see this coming as soon as we got locked down and acted very quickly.

[@icepee9252]

John Redwood - "We need growth". I agree. Now, if only there wasn't something hampering exports. Cough - Brexit - Cough.

[@moniquem783]

Wow, how rude is Richard Holden! Journalists really need to start cutting the interviews when people are rude like that. That was disgusting.

[@YenkammaNe]

Rishi Sunak is a Economist. Economy drives progress.... Rishi Sunak cares for Tax payer's money, Money matters, taxes matter So Only Legals on UK soil , Illegals get out Rishi Sunak is an ideal family Guy Family values matter Rishi Sunak has no charges of crime & corruption. Integrity matters.. Rishi Sunak pulled UK economy thru tough COVID times.. Tough guys survive tough situations... Rishi Sunak is young, dynamic, energetic is in-sync with Next Gen of UK Joe Biden is suffering cognitive mental issues...so is US leadership. Rishi Sunak is a blessing for UK...with proven capability & leadership. he deserves to be UK PM..

[@moniquem783]

@@YenkammaNe well aren’t you just an annoying little troll. My comment was nothing to do with Rishi Sunak or Joe Biden. It also wasn’t directed at either side of politics. I said that the man was rude. I would think anybody who behaved that way was rude. Btw. Rishi Sunak is a snob. He also got fined for partygate, which means he broke the law/committed a crime. If you’re going to be his shill, at least avoid such obvious lies.

[@jamescollins6085]

He’s making a mockery of his cause behaving like that.

[@moniquem783]

@@jamescollins6085 agreed!

[@JustAtJesus]

That isn't a recession. That is a depression.

[@rachealjohnson9482]

In 2020 we was told don't go out save lives while the government partied' this year we're being told don't ask for a pay rise coz it'll make the cost of living worse are we really going to listen to them again? Get them out now.

[@stevec6427]

Inflation is definitely caused by working people getting a pay rise below inflation and definitely not by landlords putting up rent above inflation or by rocketing energy prices. My employer is using this excuse to not give us a rise but what he doesn't seem aware of is engineers are extremely in demand and other companies will pay more to get us to work for them.

[@rachealjohnson9482]

Let's not forget 2010 WEN they said vote us in well create more jobs then smashed us with zero hour contracts. Rishi said it with his own words he takes from the poor to give to the rich

[@1992jamo]

Inflation is caused by high demand low supply, and increasing wages doesn't change supply; it will only lead to more inflation. If there is more supply or goods, more supply of energy, then their prices will drop and inflation with it.

[@johnfisher697]

Prevention of getting into a recession is easy, the hard bit is getting out of it if it happens.

[@crissieroserose]

its already happening ,

[@johnfisher697]

@@crissieroserose Sadly after today's figures I think your right

[@monkeyboy8424]

When fishy Rishi says "Let me be clear" - immediately think rivers of mud.

[@janjan-dd4wv]

That is autocratic-not let us be clear, but let ME be clear

[@n.h187]

Rishi treats us like the dirt, he scrapes off his Prada shoes

[@robwilton9539]

You are dirt if you despise people with money. Just green dirt.

[@1dkappe]

Simple: just vote for the cheese lady. 🤣🤣🤣

[@whocares3132]

@@1dkappe 😂

[@natenae8635]

Yet truss is cutting taxes on the rich companies. The man literally implements the furlough scheme and you call him one who treats you bad.

[@redalert2834]

The only positive thing that can be said about this uninspiring duo is that neither one is Boris Johnson.

[@MegaRugster]

I voted for Boris, I didn't vote for either of those two. Swapping one for the other will make no difference to the country.

[@williamy45]

Boris is entertaining, these two are not.

[@debb6393]

They’re all Tories and will rob you blind and expect you to thank them for it.

[@MontyCantsin5]

@Natural Druid: Imagine voting for BoJo. 🤢

[@MegaRugster]

@@MontyCantsin5 Bojo I'd keep over truss or sunak. Penny Mordaunt.. well, she'd get my vote in any competition..

[@perhapsyes2493]

Spoiler: They won't.

[@drewu213]

The best thing both of them could do is withdraw, then we could have our Prime Minister back.

[@janjan-dd4wv]

Yes please

[@janjan-dd4wv]

I AGREE-WHAT A WASTE OF AS GOOD POLITICIAN SITTING ON THE SIDELINES

[@LordBikealot]

Why aren't they discussing the cause of all this, energy companies prices, or why the companies are making billions while the people can't afford to pay?!?

[@dianamincher6479]

Rat Johnson encouraged the higher prices!

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[@elwynjones763]

Are you being sarcastic, ironic or sadonic.? Hope so!

[@fuckbankers]

5th richest country on the planet.

[@fuckbankers]

@You Tube exactly

[@Anon-xd3cf]

It used to be... closer to 8th now I think.

[@brianjrichman]

Richard Holden sounds like a slithering "I'll avoid the questioning when it gets tough" kind of slime ball. Thank god I never lived in his area.

[@debb6393]

Isn’t he scary and horribly aggressive especially with his talking over people, yelling and nasty teeth (although I feel bad about being personal).

[@dibble2005]

oh thats why he is chosen.. He's one of those clones who keeps talking a a hundred miles an hour and continues to speak over the person to avoid answering questions. Its all a tactic. You need to stop him in his tracks with Facts.

[@consultant2678]

Sunak: “The tax cuts will be for my friends, donors and family! So I didn’t lie when I told you about the cuts they just weren’t for 99.9% of you “ :) lol .

[@YenkammaNe]

Liz4illegals and open borders, merge UK with Europe and then blame EU for all problems....more borrowing from China...more Muslim immigrants flooding of UK

[@nextbillspencer]

Liar you are

[@janjan-dd4wv]

Are we still giving aid to India, China and Russia????

[@martynjones8560]

£33 billion to provide proper support? Sounds amusingly close to the £31 billion a year the country is losing thanks to Brexit! Brexiteers can get to the back of the queue for "patriotic" reasons - Thank you very much!

[@spikespike9720]

One thing is for certain, I see thousands each week crossing the channel to escape oppression and war in your beloved France. I'd much prefer we are not part of the Soviet European Union thank you x

[@julianshepherd2038]

The only agree on one thing More for those that have

[@ahmd-mi9964]

They'll do what they've mostly done, help the banks and corporations and pull a slight of hand like give peanuts to the rest like increased vat to 20% from 17.5% and implement unnecessary austerity and pretend they're helping people by some measly handouts like dine out with Dishi Rishi.

[@maralvor]

Cutting back on your expenditure can hardly be described as a cost to you! It may constitute other issues but it does not cost you more!

[@robwilton9539]

Both the US and the UK have been sinking into unrecoverable debt for 20 years. The answer was to buy yet more money from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England privateers who supply it, hot off the press, with interest on top. Inflation is great for them just like high oil prices are great for oil companies. Incredibly I think Rishi Sunak has muted the idea of nationalising the Bank of England. Was I hearing things?

[@OOvki]

Billions more for the friends in the energy companies and calling it “help”.

[@the-selfish-meme7585]

At what point would someone take action?

[@leonthompson3433]

Energy suppliers and distributors are very, very greedy. Interest rates have gone up, affecting the less well off, affecting their mortgages. But it beggars belief why the Govt isn't approaching the energy companies as its the cause of inflation.

[@harishasrinivasa1559]

Labour lost power by no selecting right Miliband. I hope Conservative will not make same mistake. Only Sunak can win next election

[@thejoin4687]

I suspect the other Miliband would have fared even worse as leader.

[@dirkrose1565]

These off-their-rocker Brexiteers have gotten the UK into this mess in the first place.

[@samcarena4702]

It's going to get much worse driven by brexshit

[@legionofswine]

Why are none of the interviewers pressing the Tories on costs of energy and how to reduce those by forcing profits to be used for this?

[@fuckbankers]

Let them eat cake.

[@Setinmywaysalways]

Both of these Chancers are supposed to be in agreement, attempting to please both sides of the street

[@Anon-xd3cf]

This guy at 16:00+ is so full of sh*t. He is claiming Rishi Sunak said the same exact thing at other places and tries to claim that Rishi *meant* one thing or another... but we have him on video, we can hear his EXACT words and the tone and delivery of them and we have the context of WHERE he was saying them in the video. But this guy is trying to claim Rishis words had a different meaning. I call BULLSH*T>

[@bangbangduck388]

We're already in a recession and Sunak and co are making a fortune out of it.

[@janjan-dd4wv]

Yes, and the Asian influence also co-exists with Putinism

[@landsnailproject2875]

Just talk about it and its sorted....

[@dazzax3370]

The only way to prevent stagflation would be curb high fuel , gas and electricity prices - this is one is an absolute must and unfortunately stop spending the welfare which fuels further inflation . This is the only way and would have to happen really fast . Rising base rate it is not enough - too late for this The Bank of England waited too long now more drastic measures are needed .

[@TheRadFactor]

As soon add you say “the only way”, you lose credibility.

[@dazzax3370]

@@TheRadFactor no more than Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak when they say they will all of a sudden cut the tax . Hehe

[@stevec6427]

Raising the interest rate will not slow inflation when that inflation is caused by external factors such as rocketing gas prices. All they'll achieve is to make things even worse for us

[@davidjones190]

Although most people wanted a green economy it’s time for us all to pay again ,only time will tell whether this was the right thing to do!

[@curiositycloset2359]

Most people means you and your rich mates

[@kerryfry1857]

Rishi Sunak took money from poor area's. And gave it too rich communities. As the Chancellor. And freely admitted it, captured on camera. The cabinet and PM would have known this. Disgraceful!!

[@levenscott645]

Great coverage, 4.

[@anthonyferris8912]

It's happening across the world. No new PM will be able change that.

[@stevec6427]

The UK is the worst performing economy in the G7, things are definitely being handled worse here than in other major economies

[@anthonyferris8912]

@@stevec6427 And in 2021 the OECD said Britain was headed for the fastest growth in the Group of Seven. It’s a volatile economy out there.

[@markc7440]

Ye gods, it's like having a choice between getting the Plague or thrown into a volcano. Are these two really the best that the Tories can offer?

[@Zeluron]

I want the quickest, least painful option. Which one's the volcano?

[@slipperydouglas8263]

It's like choosing your favourite flavour of dog food

[@thejoin4687]

@@slipperydouglas8263 More like doggie doo-doos.

[@markc7440]

@@Zeluron I would like to know too

[@houghtonstreet3392]

Gas and heating is a luxury good. Bread is still available to most

[@MegaRugster]

Not been to a food bank yet.. but it is getting that way.

[@DSTEPPA]

We are in one already. Who cares for this anymore! Sort out cost of living!

[@jokomendoza_official]

Providing a public project and jobs for people is the best. There is no free lunch.

[@oldhippie8774]

You can't prevent something if it already exists

[@janjan-dd4wv]

Damage limitation

[@Jamie-nt3eh]

Why don't they tackle petrol companies not matching drop in on crude oil prices. Crude is now around USD 88 from high of USD 120.

[@7rob27]

Yeah, let the arsonists play firefighters. What could possibly go wrong.

[@momurda6]

Stop recession? If all the major economies around the world are forecasting a recession, or even a depression, what makes C4 think a new prime minister will " stop" it?

[@StPiter111]

I like whiskеу 😎 Vodka is better for long cold winter but whiskey or cognac are the best during summer time🤓

[@Alex-pr6zv]

Having freed themselves from the millstone of the EU, only to find that this was the only anchor that prevented the UK from drifting into economic oblivion, neither Sunak nor Truss nor anyone else is going to prevent a dire depression in the UK, let alone a piddling recession.

[@elainewatts4665]

It's appending on a worldwide scale, every country not just UK

[@stevec6427]

@@elainewatts4665 The UK economy is the worst performing in the G7

[@elainewatts4665]

In the 90s UK via Gordon Brown signed UK into a UN Agenda 21 /30 along with most other countries. They are pushing all these countries into a new world order/great reset my friend basing it mainly on Climate change and a more sustainable way of life. Most of this reasoning is based on statistics and no science based facts, only politics and orchestrated humdrum to push this agenda. This agenda is nothing but one hugh land, resource grab and total control of everything.

[@janjan-dd4wv]

I thought the EU was already in a mess. Can anyone elaborate?

[@norbertgeorge7700]

Never has the UK lost so much, so quickly, for so little... with it's bellicose positions it claims in conflicts it has manufactured itself, with the help of the US and NATO So sad!!!

[@travelwell6049]

What do they mean when they say _URBAN_ areas?

[@RandleBeckford]

The only things they are capable of doing, is opening more soup kitchens.

[@rock3tcatU233]

The world is already in a recession.

[@ageoflove1980]

It's easy. Funnel as much tax payer money as you can to your business mates so that a high wage job is guaranteed after you quit politics. Recession solved!

[@whocares3132]

what? why do you think he/she needs to do that? They are well educated experts any firm will want them.

[@vladimirputin4822]

@@whocares3132 experts? At what? Thought you'd had enough of experts.

[@jpw6893]

Don't think anyone can stop it

[@YenkammaNe]

Rishi Sunak is a Economist. Economy drives progress.... Rishi Sunak cares for Tax payer's money, Money matters, taxes matter So Only Legals on UK soil , Illegals get out Rishi Sunak is an ideal family Guy Family values matter Rishi Sunak has no charges of crime & corruption. Integrity matters.. Rishi Sunak pulled UK economy thru tough COVID times.. Tough guys survive tough situations... Rishi Sunak is young, dynamic, energetic is in-sync with Next Gen of UK Joe Biden is suffering cognitive mental issues...so is US leadership. Rishi Sunak is a blessing for UK...with proven capability & leadership. he deserves to be UK PM.....

[@DameEdna42]

Cost of living crisis ‘’WHERE’’? The UK has just spent £778 million from public funds on the Commonwealth Games to play Lawn Bowls, Table Tennis and Beach Volleyball. Free luxury hotels for politicians from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uganda, etc. We’ve never had it so good.

[@janiekcarney5482]

Sad.

[@jennyaskswhy]

some of the wealthiest rural areas have the least good rail and bus links, if improvements are coming in that regard it would be very welcome indeed!

[@jamescollins6085]

Is this sarcasm by any chance? I find it extremely unlikely that the most wealthy among us would step foot on a bus.

[@ohnoitisnt]

Its not the utilities, ITS RENT Heres the monthly breakdown for a single guy employed renting a one bed apartment... £200 food £800 rent £200 housing gas/water/electric/internet/upkeep £150 housing tax £25 Mobile phone £200 vehicle fuel £200 vehicle tax/insurance/maintenence £7 netflix =Lets call that £1800/mth overhead Gross pay £28k, minus tax, = £1900 take home £100 a month spare = £3 per day. 4 pints down the local saturday night. If average hosue price wasnt 7x the average wage and was 3x like in the 90s or 1x in the 50s, we would be doing okay! Look at the history of interest rates since 1970 and tell me whats been going on for the last decade is normal - all that cheap money has gone into housing

[@ohnoitisnt]

Thoughtful replies thanks

[@stephenwalker2924]

Cancel Netflix. Read a good, second-hand book from a charity shop instead. It helps the poor and improves your mind. Invest in the best bike you can afford. Don't forget the helmet. Dump your smart phone; get a 'drug-dealers' basic for 10 pounds instead. Eight quid a week phone bill and less Twitter in your life. Cut your food bill by at least a third and enjoy a slim, healthy lifestyle. No treats, no chippy, no takeaways. You are paying too much for broadband. Shop around or renegotiate.

[@jamm811]

We shouldn’t try to stop it, we should take it, any measure to try to stop it just make it grow

[@JP-xu7gh]

You can’t stop a recession the government must work around it to help the people,

[@michaelflinn7784]

Hahahaha. 12 years of Tory rule has caused the recession....

[@AG-vb6vv]

It’s more a global recession, plus recessions occur every 8-12 years, it’s called the business cycle. Study Economics 101 if you don’t want to make stupid comments.

[@michaelflinn7784]

@@AG-vb6vv listen to your our stupid comments before you comment to me. UK is currently called the sick man of Europe cause it's so much worse off than the rest of Europe. Mainly caused by Brexit and the lies that surround it.

[@christhomson8924]

archie battersbee - let the poor child rest with dignity

[@jaivekkanabar6865]

Oil prices is going down let’s see if energy bills go down

[@dannybatterbee2444]

If your sat there now thinking these Tories or even Labour will help us avoid recession then your dreaming. Its a global recession and we are due one.

[@dustykashifeathers858]

Either candidate is too weak for Starmer; hello Labor!

[@thomasullmann7447]

Cutting taxes will only increase spending/demand whilst not addressing supply. Surely this will only fuel further inflation leading to a deeper , though delayed, recession. It would be better to continue focused help for the most vulnerable, namely, food, energy, and housing.

[@tgr5772]

So in this uncertain climate, you think if taxes are cut to help people deal with the rising cost of living , people will go out and spend money on Prada shoes and £4000 suits? No. People will spend money on food and bills and try and save some money for the uncertain times ahead. High taxes will just increase personal debt. If interest rates go up, people will fall behind on their mortgages. The government should just learn how to spend wisely and stop wasting money. Sunak wasted a lot of taxpayers money during the pandemic. One individual was paid 21 million for sourcing PPE. If anyone knows how to spend - it's Sunak. He is not going to get inflation down because he is not fully in control of all the factors fuelling inflation. If you raise taxes we will have a deeper recession.

[@natenae8635]

@@tgr5772 Taxes aren’t extend to those lower down the chain. So if you can barely afford food it doesn’t affect you. Tax raises help inflation and force companies to put wealth benefit to the British people. So money can be invested in NHS, MOD, and Transport

[@tgr5772]

@@natenae8635 Lower down which chain? We're pretty much all heading for the bottom. The tax burden is borne by middle income earners, those lower down get help in terns of Income support and benefits. The country runs on personal debt. What is the economic benefit of increasing personal debt by high taxation? The health of the country is based on motivating people to believe that if they work hard they will progress in life. If the rich-poor divide is getting wider, where do you think all the money is coming from? The lower income earners or the middle income earners? Both. But the middle income earners subsidize the lower income earners so they get Income support so rich people and large corporations do not have to pay high wages and taxes. So give the people who bear the brunt of taxation in society a break.

[@natenae8635]

@@tgr5772 So why are you supporting the person who is lowering taxes on rich companies. Rishi is gonna increase taxes on the corporations. If your complaining about tax burden on the lower and middle class why don’t you support corporate tax raises and the candidate who will do it.

[@natenae8635]

@@tgr5772 I mean you have many immigrants who seem to lack fluency. But idk how this policy negatively affects the UK furthermore it could be elective based. Meaning it could be refused.

[@muck1ngfupp3t]

Prevent? Bit late for that!

[@billy2141]

Cut taxes, cut spending.

[@terasci5102]

We have North sea Oil and Gas, why are we paying global rates!

[@richardcope8102]

Because that's what Tory Politicians have OK'd either by oversight or design.

[@guff9567]

NEITHER mentioned the cause of the recession in the first place: Sunak's mum-in-law's relationship with Gates

[@natenae8635]

You again, really 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MariaLaura20-4]

The boy Archie Battersbee is Alive he can FEEL !!!

[@grahamturner1290]

Disaster Capitalism has no interest in preventing a recession.

[@elcristoph7380]

what would you do differently?

[@grahamturner1290]

@@elcristoph7380 I'm not a disaster capitalist. Happily so.

[@elcristoph7380]

​@@grahamturner1290 so what would you do differently, And how would it address the problems the UK has?

[@grahamturner1290]

@@elcristoph7380 recover the tens of billions illegally given to friends and donors of the Tory party and prosecute those involved. Tax the ultra rich. Nationalise the energy industry.

[@charlessmyth]

To prevent a recession you need the goods and services that are beyond those that are currently so plentiful on the market. The City can only print so much money.

[@forsdykemontague1017]

As a lifelong Tory you cannot defend Sunak saying he wants to divert money from deprived areas to wealthy areas. If like this guy said that those areas are no longer deprived then funds need to be diverted to areas that are still deprived, Tonbridge Wells is at the bottom of that list.

[@mrpipspoppersv9093]

You can't if it's a worldly one.

[@samanthahardy9903]

When the government cuts funding for council boroughs the councils put up the council tax which not everyone can afford to pay.

[@1Mrbudgood]

The government needs to subsidise home solar and storage. please C4 News, can you ask the politicians why they are not doing this?