Martin Lewis issues stark warning to Tory leadership candidates to act over 'financial time bomb'

[@elizabethduffy2145]

My parents paid off their mortgage just before retirement, now they're going to be paying more in power than they were in mortgage payments. This is madness.

[@licensedtaximan4271]

Precisely, it is madness. I paid our mortgage off some time ago and my present monthly joint gas and electricity payments, like your parents, are also higher than what that mortgage was. At the moment I am in credit with my energy company, but rather than getting them to lower the present amount (and given the increases we are facing) I will let things lie. They will be going up in October and that credited amount will start to be eaten into so it can stay status quo at least for as long as possible post October.

[@DW-dd4iw]

That's bonkers!

[@janewright2800]

It's cruel!!!!

[@ivarrtheboneless9104]

Same here

[@carlvaz]

Precisely! Combined with the gas & electricity bills the Council Tax also has been going up alarmingly. People in London have to pay their normal Council Tax + GLA Tax which has gone up 34.5% over the last 5 years + Adult Social Care Tax which has gone up 692.62% over the last seven years since it was first implemented in 2016! For a Band D property, people are paying nearly £2,000 per annum.

[@toniyoung5131]

The trouble is, you're addressing them as if they are decent, caring people. They not only don't care about the population of the UK, most of them are spiteful in their contempt for the population and happily pile on the misery.

[@vthomas375]

Not just spite, those who seek to rule over others have the worst type of mental health issues.

[@mrmensa1096]

100% correct. The "Tories" have been pushing austerity for decades, whilst the rich get richer.

[@2DRonaldo]

Only time they will care is when Sri Lanka style protests come to the UK. Enough People get desperate? They'll forsake any bans on protests outside Westminster and march on in with blatant disregard and they'll deserve every second of it.

[@jeffallinson8089]

@@mrmensa1096 Absolutely true.

[@grahambeadle9067]

@@mrmensa1096 One thing you have yet to learn, This is all governments Tory or Labour. They are all the same and don't care about the man in the street.

[@bigjohnhansome5779]

Do you honestly believe these corrupt politicians really give a damn what you say? They know what's going on. They're responsible for our current situation.

[@stuartlaw8377]

And there puppet masters of course.

[@harveydontell777]

Ehm?? We know!!!! But we can sit crying & moaning or we can use our numbers??? GET UP OFF OUR ARSES AND DO SOMETHING!!!!!

[@johndance555]

I’m with you mate. Where is the march? Let’s do this thing!

[@kinhoongtang7105]

The idiot politicians are busy and care more what’s happening in China 😆. Busy meddling with other countries matters but can’t take care of own house. LOL 😝

[@oneoflokis]

Well: if everything Martin forecasts comes to pass, then these corrupt Tories are going to look even WORSE than they do now! Then nobody will vote for them! Desirable outcome! 🙂 And, Corbyn wasn't corrupt. Why didn't you vote for him, mug?

[@teresacumming67]

We need to stand together shoulder to shoulder and say NO MORE!!!!!!

[@basfinnis]

They don’t really care about the British public.

[@memyself1566]

They never have! What is new?

[@powderandpaint14]

Ofcourse not! The need voting out at the next election.

[@theinngu5560]

You need to care about you and not depend on others to do so. Do you care about them ?

[@powderandpaint14]

@@theinngu5560 we all have to care about eachother.

[@memyself1566]

@@theinngu5560 Almost a stupid statement - of course not. The difference being that a politician affects tens of millions of people, whereas an individual person does not affect the country in the slightest. Try to think multi-dimensionally instead of one-dimensionally

[@lindalw1163]

They put up the standing charges… so even if we stop using or use less electricity we still have to pay increases. This is SO utterly wrong. THEY JUST do not care Martin.

[@daverich3352]

exactly!, my Gas standing charge doubled.

[@terencejay8845]

My electric standing charge is around half of my bill.

[@MissAirotciv]

He's one of "THEM"

[@lindalw1163]

@@terencejay8845 my private company water standing charge is more than my usage. And they keep telling us to use less - I already use less than half the national average per person! They “get us” regardless of how frugal we are. IT stinks. As will I if I use any less water! 🤔

[@LFOVCF]

The bastards know we will hunker down and spend less, so they get it via mandatory standing charges.

[@kyechaos]

British public needs to come together through collective power and demand better from their elected officials

[@Bananadiva1]

Sadly the average Brit expects everyone else but themselves to do things in this country. I've said repeatedly that EVERYONE should basically cancel their energy direct debits and refuse to pay their bills until they drop the increases. After all these are nothing to do with price hikes really, they're just for their shareholders to continue making profits. this country is a hell hole and is just going to get worse. All the anti immigration scumbags will be the ones in little rubber dinghies trying to get out of this dump!

[@chrism415]

Can you reverse a controlled demolition?- Our political leaders merely follow orders. People really must understand that our leaders are not the actual decision makers.

[@robertjames4908]

To do that would de-value theirs and their business cronies wealth. Pigs will fly first......

[@tohellorbarbados7119]

General Strike. Get Rid of them. Anybody with a functioning conscience would do better, rather than plot a social catastrophe as the ministers do now.

[@TheVicar]

But this populist government have banned protests that they don't like. Its like an authoritarian takeover.

[@babycannis9667]

Well if we all refuse to pay for energy prices, then the supplier will have no other choice to either stop importing or producing more petrol or reduce the price so that it is affordable. The U.K. is has £13-£14 trillion in wealth and is so not a poor country . It is about greed , bad politics and selfishness

[@simonjones968]

The man's a hero. This is what honesty and integrity looks like, it's a rare commodity.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@robhingston]

Absolutely

[@lestrem11]

He is not stating anything new……why is he pretending he is?????

[@MissAirotciv]

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[@PamelaD963]

😂 Check his website .. it’s full of rip off ads and deals with the very companies stealing from us. He’s right behind the Covid agenda too. Shill.

[@fentribalist]

I don't know how everyone feels about this, but for me what I pay for my energy will be what I can afford and what my conscience determines is a reasonable amount. If that doesn't balance up with what's being asked for, the energy company will have to do what it has to do. What I will say to the powers that be, or anyone who has any sway in addressing this shit storm, is to think long and hard about how they want to play this and remember that most people are heading towards a time when they are going to have nothing left to lose and a population that exists as part of that demographic are not going to be receptive to unrealistic demands. Non-compliance and civil unrest are no longer looking like AN option, they are fast approaching being the ONLY option......

[@victoriacee9193]

Well said!!!!

[@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak]

Edging closer every day

[@chrisglover7111]

I rang and cancelled my gas monhly standing order. I also informed them I would only pay the same as my last years bill +4%, like Macron has promised the French electorate,

[@mazzamonk]

I've paraphrased your comment in my own post ... The energy suppliers (source not middle men) will be seen as legitimate targets by the more extreme groups out there. Especially as they are profiting out of the unrest the most. Especially as the cost of the energy is artificial and controlled by these companies.

[@eurocentric5656]

I agree, but spare a thought for those who have had Smart meters installed. 47% of energy meters are now Smart meters. I've warned for years about why the energy companies are so keen to roll them out, constantly pestering me to have one and now threatening that my dual meter with Economy 7 will switch to a single tariff next Spring if I don't get a Smart meter. They want everyone to have them so that if you don't pay them £1 a unit or whatever the price becomes next year they can instantly disconnect you from a computer terminal, and the law allows them to do so.

[@venusssharman5922]

I sometimes wonder if there was ever a time when politicians really cared about the people they represent instead of looking after their own personal interests regardless of the damage it does to the people of the nation and our society? My conclusion is never!

[@helen8054]

No they never have! all about themselves...

[@dean9235]

Yes. Never. Regardless of the colour...red, blue, yellow, green

[@venusssharman5922]

Look back at history and consider Cromwell - We know he was not a nice person but he had it right when protecting the interest of the people .. Under his rule as Lord Protector parliament was abolished and England prospered until his death then the monarchy took over and corruption began again

[@cathlaurs9754]

Venus's Sharman: Nye Bevan, Tony Ben, Jeremy Corbyn and many more were/are worth their salt. It's the neo-liberal fascist Tory party we need out - but people keep voting for the f*ckers - I shake my head in disbelief.

[@113msaunders]

Exactly right 👍

[@davidpearson6785]

It's already stark isn't it, I have been cancelling and re setting up direct debits month after month, eating less and less each month so can feed my son properly, and the real hit hasn't even arrived yet. It's frightening . Best of luck everyone, thank you Martin for at least trying to get the hapless government to listen

[@lindaodd9681]

Why is it possible for people to be MAKING MONEY out of these utilities that we all use & need? These utilities ought to be nationalised. Ie run for the benefit of the population not shareholders. 😡

[@Marcusjnmc]

well, we haven't gotten a Labour government in over a decade

[@31Blaize]

Because it's unspoken Tory policy to strip the national assets in order to make profits. The non-cynical view is that capitalism will ensure competition and therefore lower prices. We do not have a competitive market therefore we get the worst of both worlds - a fix where the privatised utility companies make a crapton of money from people who can ill afford it because we've no other option.

[@tvathome562]

If the government is taxing fuels, why cant government reduce their taxs on (domestic) fuels & (use petrol revenues taxs to subsidise households) the government job is to serve the people not profit from them...

[@janewright2800]

@@Marcusjnmc yes we did have a true Labour party but some of them care too much about ordinary people and not enough about the wealthy so they had to go!!! Don't complain if you let the cons back in!

[@pudedward6826]

@@Marcusjnmc more like we haven't had a real Labour govt for over 40years!

[@rosendo3523]

If only we could have a prime minister with the integrity, intelligence and vision of this man.

[@centy64]

People with integrity and vision aren't allowed to become PM.

[@petew8388]

That will be about as likely as finding a tree that bears £20 notes as it's fruit !

[@quietowl1246]

I sincerely agree.

[@chrishart8548]

@@petew8388 the Conservatives do have a money tree when it comes to Ukraine or covid. Or ppe from their mates. Or housing immigrants in hotels and buying 200 domino's pizza's

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

He was passionate remainer though.

[@ivarrtheboneless9104]

I trust this man more than any of those clowns that are supposed to be running this country.

[@MissAirotciv]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/emOch4RvaZeAiqs

[@PamelaD963]

He’s one of them.

[@darrenallison1422]

Exactly 💯 one of them

[@DanielHarrisCodes]

Martin’s the only one talking sense. Everybody else, including the media have forgotten about the energy crisis because it’s summer and winter is far from peoples mind but it’s just around the corner!

[@Kfader1210]

Boom ! Iv had to scroll a bit but at last, a few people who see this treasonous actor for what he is.... Martin is going to be on the wrong side of history

[@oldboyoverland]

YES MARTIN!!! - You get stuck in to em mate. We appreciate you being our voice!!

[@Karen-bm3rj]

Fabulous speech and warning of an oncoming horrific situation. But the tory government will do NOTHING.

[@truthteller8965]

And neither will Martin Lewis. He is explaining you the problem but that's different suggesting or driving a solution.

[@cjmillsnun]

@@truthteller8965 It's not for him to suggest a solution.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@Gius3pp3K]

Tories only care about lining their pockets and helping the rich!

[@davidmoss3926]

@@truthteller8965 well said, I give up with these rich people telling us how bad it will be. He spoke with the chancellor but the likes of us who will suffer don’t get to speak. If they take to the streets I will go with them because I have nothing left. I am a bus driver and cannot work anymore than I am.

[@Yorkshire7]

Unfortunately we don’t know how to protest and challenge our government. People need to come together and stand up for justice, remember these rises have little affect to MP’s. We work to live in the UK and the there appears no value of working for those earning under £25 k are just becoming poorer.

[@johnscott4693]

Why not cast your vote instead. It’s called democracy. Don’t like it? Move to Russia.

[@erikatoutenhoofd1174]

@@johnscott4693 democracy is just an illusion now, globalism is in charge. How can you still not see this.

[@helen8054]

@@johnscott4693 democracy in the UK! 🤣

[@Truth77772]

@@johnscott4693 DEMON cracy more like ~ all puppets of Klaus Schwab....u will suffer too unless you are a billionaire.😈

[@evechurchill424]

One thing is clear, democracy is dead....and just like in the US, we are now living under a totalitarian state and many don't even know it.

[@sibutterworth6542]

The social contract has long since been broken. Civil unrest needs to move beyond refusing to pay the robber barons. The government is responsible for non governance. They are directly responsible. Sri Lanka might just be a warning!!

[@chrisholland7367]

Couldn't agree more. I also think they should be worried about rise in trade union disputes as well. Maybe the tory greed machine is running out of steam.

[@markrichardson5442]

Civil unrest will not now and never has solved a problem. We are all at fault, we have taken and taken, stretched the elastic band that is finance to the limit. Those without savings but big houses and great holiday memories of their last cruise or visit to Disney Land will soon be wondering if saving money for a rainy day was a better option.

[@chrisholland7367]

@@markrichardson5442 tell that to the people of Sri Lanka they thought it was worth it. I wouldn't want to civil disorder on the streets of Britain but the conditions may right for it .

[@DrMontague]

The majority of workers and those claiming universal credit voted the Tory scum in. They gave Boris and landslide victory and stabbed Corbyn in the back. Now they have to take the consequences. If they can't afford to feed their kids then they should dump them outside 10 Downing Street or turn to cannibalism. Eat stray dogs and cats etc

[@henrytudor7058]

Or they want civil unrest to give them the reason to introduce emergency powers with all that entails.

[@Randy_Batswinger]

Thank you, Martin. You're a decent man and respected for it. ♥️♥️

[@zimmer651]

Thank goodness we have people like Martin fighting our corner. We must support all these warriors like Martin in whatever way we can.

[@dontpanicblink]

he is a multi millionaire himself

[@engineeringvision9507]

@@dontpanicblink Of course he is, he is good with money. Would be a bad idea getting financial advice from a poor financial advisor! He is providing an excellent public service and everyone from every party and none should thank him for that.

[@davidfisher9026]

@@dontpanicblink Good for him !

[@DrMontague]

The majority of workers and those claiming universal credit voted the Tory scum in. They gave Boris and landslide victory and stabbed Corbyn in the back. Now they have to take the consequences. If they can't afford to feed their kids then they should dump them outside 10 Downing Street or turn to cannibalism. Eat stray dogs and cats etc

[@dafyddthomas7299]

agree with that - feel anxious most of the day - wondering how to care for my elderly mother parent most of the day and both together how to pay for bills, heat and feed both me and my mum ( although disability benefits do help from UK Gov) - it's an anxious / worrying time every minute of the day and sometimes don't feel like getting up in the morning - but have to - to care for my mother; how do I pay bills going forward and when will me / mum have to decide to either heat or eat and when does it come to time when have to sell the car, property the pay our debts off.

[@C.Steamer]

Falling on deaf ears Martin,mate. These scum work for their doners, which unfortunately for us means that we'll continue to be worse off. But,keep voting in the establishment, people 👍!

[@TonySooty]

What's the alternative then AI XL?

[@C.Steamer]

@@TonySooty If you're subscribed to Russel Brand, you should already know the answer to that. Or atleast have some idea

[@TonySooty]

@@C.Steamer We both know 'Big Corp' are the real puppet masters. You only have to listen to the news this morning.An example BP 2nd qtr profits up 6 billion. It's obscene.

[@maccagrabme]

This is what happens when you have politicians who sit on their hands, selling out to big business and not preparing the country for our future needs. They could have ensured plenty of nuclear power stations were in place by now, but no all its been is endless recessions, bailouts, conflict and crisis after crisis, mass invasion and various scams that benefit their big donors.They couldnt care less about ordinary people. Next it will be food shortages, they want to destroy our way of life.

[@dean9235]

But fourteen millions idiots voted this wretched Tory Party in last time and the same will again. They are either very forgiving or very forgetful.

[@SJPDurham]

Kudos to Martin Lewis for doing this. He has my respect. ✊ He’s worried and so am I.

[@descartesdonkey4291]

He will never be allowed to use this tone on the Bill Bombast Company

[@DrMontague]

Who did you vote for?

[@8ogdan701]

@Andy Fox I couldn't have said it better myself. This chap is just a tool of the system, yet so many naive people think he's on their side. Follow Hugo talks, he talks about this shill often.

[@bitcoinisfreedommoney.fckt2663]

Stop paying the licence fee as energy is more important than the beebs nonsense. Watch chilli jon carne for advice on YT

[@DrMontague]

@@bitcoinisfreedommoney.fckt2663 The BBC licence fee isn't the solution to the cost living crisis. Capitalism is the real problem. Can you not see that money is the real problem, The capitalists profits are mega, incomprehensible, the mega rich get richer, thee poor get poorer. If you are pro capitalism then fcukin suffer.

[@stum8374]

The least the power companies could do is to remove the standing charge because the people that have them are on low incomes or benefit.

[@captango]

We all need to take to the streets, find and hound these vile politicians that are sitting back and laughing at us all.

[@maccagrabme]

At this rate food will double in price too as they are buying off farmers left right and centre worldwide. Gr8 re$et incoming where we will own nothing, then we have the cl1mate h0ax to finish us off.

[@themanftheworld8439]

A social unrest revolution ?

[@evechurchill424]

That boat has sailed, welcome to the illusion of democracy and capitalism, as americans would say, "at least we can still vote", who cares about food and shelter.

[@maureenchallener1529]

What’s it got to do with government he shouldn’t preach poloctics on ere

[@R1150rt]

Thank you Martin for highlighting the trouble ahead. I also, am very concerned for those on benefit, as I am feeling the pinch now and can survive. My heart goes out to those with young families and the elderly who have not had an increase in their income and seem to have been neglected by those in power. I too can see major trouble ahead. Having a chancellor whose family are billionaires just does not cut it.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@spencer2721]

Not sure how you can say the elderly have been forgotten, they are getting a 10% pension rise & £300 winter fuel payment as well as the other help, yes I agree a lot of young people have not got much help

[@DrMontague]

It wouldn't surpise me that the ones you feel sorry for are the ones who stabbed Corbyn in the back and gave Boris a landslide victory. BTW who did you vote for?

[@Rayblondie]

It's might be overcomeable so long as they don't ban the means to cut our costs. If they do then we know where they stand. They might have an agenda from WEF which will severely damage our country worse than the current crisis. One of WEF's agendas is to shut out food production by the farmers. Look at the Netherlands if you doubt this and also Sri Lanka. Fortunately Sri Lanka have woken up and kicked out their WEF prime minister. Whether they can recover remains to be seen.

[@stumps8672]

If Sunak gets voted in, this countries economy is utterly doomed.

[@jimbobob899]

Any one of the them to be fair but Sunak would be a disaster. I can't even understand how he can be a candidate, look at the mess he has created and then just resigns. This government is a joke and they are literally just laughing at us all.

[@Priority76]

@@jimbobob899 Hopefully the one good thing to come out of this is idiots stop voting for the tories.

[@stumps8672]

@@jimbobob899 exactly, politics is down the toilet, just making sure their rich friends get richer.

[@vinparaffin6082]

@@jimbobob899.......could be the shortest serving prime minister in British history, (both in verticalisation and tenure)!

[@DingBatSplat]

It doesn't matter who gets the PM's job, they're ALL WEF puppets working to the plan.

[@gopherbar]

I know it’s a long shot but if we all refuse to pay, they can’t put 6 million people in jail. Pay what you can afford and screw them. The energy companies will go out of business anyway.

[@robmontier639]

Where will you get your energy from with no suppliers?

[@gopherbar]

@@robmontier639 the hamster wheel 😂

[@TheBurdenOfHope]

Thank you for speaking on our behalf. I don’t know where we’d be without that.

[@elvissimpson9060]

Same place, because no fucker in power is listening

[@markerd5378]

In the same situation...

[@kaz555]

I agree Justin

[@DrMontague]

The majority of workers and those claiming universal credit voted the Tory scum in. They gave Boris and landslide victory and stabbed Corbyn in the back. Now they have to take the consequences. If they can't afford to feed their kids then they should dump them outside 10 Downing Street or turn to cannibalism. Eat stray dogs and cats etc

[@lillyrose2514]

Warm spaces, my heart broke at this point. Martin thank you.

[@catmchugh9775]

Martin - you are a rare public figure in that you are a genuine ,compassionate human being. Thank you for caring and trying to help as opposed to narcissistic ,self serving empty gestures as offered by our Government! Xx

[@Swedagonking]

Why have Standing Charges been inflated. It's not an energy cost. Who is tying to take us for fools?

[@johndance555]

Peasants Revolt 2022. It’s coming!

[@dftfire]

I wish they could get rid of the Standing Charge... £13.43 a month that you can't do anything about! For me, it accounts for about a third of my monthly bill in itself!

[@DS-um9hi]

I am fortunate that I am a low energy user, however, I get stung by these increased standing charges... There is nothing I can do reduce these charges.

[@ianl1052]

Agreed. That's the biggest con going. Most people are either on smart meters or pre payment meters. They don't need to pay people to read meters anymore.

[@vinparaffin6082]

dftf................£21.62 per month for me! Just ridiculous!!

[@stuartburns8657]

Thank Ofgen. They allowed all those 2 bit energy companies to spring up in the name of competition. Queue mass failures and we're all paying for that in the form of the standing charges. Can you ever see it going down?

[@markthomasson5077]

Quite right. That is one thing the Government can regulate, not affected by international fuel costs

[@learningtofly3116]

Well said Martin. You’re becoming a hero.

[@stucrossland3719]

Brilliant,you now know the government and their friends who run the energy companies are going to make your life a total misery unless you right back.

[@glyn6170]

He already is. The only person I listen too re financial matters.

[@truthteller8965]

He is pointing out the challenges. It is one thing to point out challenges and another to solve them. I bet if he was the chancellor and had to solve these issues, you wouldn't be saying the same good things about him. Most Brits who say good about Martin Lewis will be the same who will start blaming and criticising him. Most people do not understand the basics of economics.

[@petew8388]

@@truthteller8965 Well, I certainly would not bet on your expertise being anywhere near Martins. Are you by any chance a teacher or lecturer ? You are coming over as one.....

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@cmeonthemove]

It's not competition that's needed, it's renationalisation.

[@dftfire]

Competition can work, such as supermarkets, broadband and mobile-phone service. But there are too-many areas where there is none: water, Licence Fee, council-tax (varies by band only), and in some areas, only one bus and train service, are ones that come to mind.

[@parametr]

@@dftfire whatever the reason is, when there is virtually no competition the government needs to step in. Unless the handful of companies stifling competition are owned by Tory donors; then the Tories prefer to give us £400 of our own money to pay their friends.

[@wotireckon]

I can't see any other way.

[@jeremymanson1781]

France has just fully renationalised EDF

[@thegoodgunner]

@@jeremymanson1781 EDF has been state control for along time and make huge profit with overproduction electricity and reselling to neigbourg country thanks to nuclear energy Hopefully Macron won't be long enough in charge to sell that to private sector like has start doing with the health service

[@Towerwatson525]

When will anyone be brave enough to actually mention that green energy policy has played a significant part in the energy cost rise? There is no shortage of gas but there is electricity when we are reliant on weather-variable wind farms and solar. This has had a feed on the effect of forcing alternative ebergy like Gas and oil upwards.

[@harrybarrow6222]

Nonsense. Renewable energy, even if it is weather-variable, does not force the price of oil & gas up. It actually is competition, and helps to keep prices down.

[@Towerwatson525]

@@harrybarrow6222 You on one hand claim my post is 'nonsense' whilst on the other offering a dissenting opinion based on factually incorrect points. Coal power has been virtually eradicated, that is not a competition, it's an energy policy by design! It's simple to set out clear undisputable facts that green energy policies have forced the price up that everyone pays. I don't understand how you could even dispute that, even RWE/ Npower issued a report that green policies alone, not including the price hikes they cause will cost each billpayer £240 extra. 1. the most conclusive fact is that in 2002 the Green levy was introduced, It is paid via your electric/ gas bill adding on average £153 to your bill each year. 2. Green policies of stopping facking that would release so much cheap gas forcing spot prices lower as supply outweighs demand! 3. Net zero policies by loony Polititicians egged on by media and big business in closing coal power that stops companies investing in future coal projects and creates a shortage of coal, hence a price hike and demand outweighs supply and the laughable situation where like at West Burton, energy companies use Gas to generate electricity instead of coal; What would you imagine that huge extra demand has on the gas spot price? 4. For Example last winter when there was little wind all of the electricity generating demand then goes to Gas and coal, with most of our coal power stations now closed that leaves Gas to generate virtually all the electricity, are you seriously suggesting that that the huge spike across Europe for Gas due to zero renewable energy from turbines has no effect on the price spot price of gas? Blackout will become the norm and the disastrous net zero policies bases on hearsay and flawed research will continue to force energy bills higher. It is very convenient at the moment to blame Russia for a failed policy, the fact is energy prices were already skyrocketing before any invasion of Ukraine. Indeed, take Crude oil it was $80 in January $90 in February before the invasion, and is today $89! Politicians are not only playing with national energy security for 'Woke' favor they are making it almost impossible for poor families to heat their homes.

[@lennylaa1686]

Green eco agenda is a poverty agenda. Get fracking.

[@TheNobbynoonar]

Harry Barrow Wrong-approximately 25% of the cost of our gas and electric bills go straight into subsidies for ‘net zero’ If ‘going green’ was such a money spinner, nations all over the world would be converting to solar, wind etc..They’re not. It only works in countries which have a lot of sunshine and/or wind and even then you need conventional power standby for when the sun’s below the horizon or it’s cloudy and there’s little wind.

[@kristinesharp6286]

@@Towerwatson525 plenty of coal used in China and US. If the green climate people just put money into plastic recycling and alternative energy themselves instead of gov we would have less plastics wasted and additional energy from other sources. Lot of dead birds with all those windmills and solar panel and lot of dead fish with energy from water sources. Just saying. The electric cars, God Bless, electricity comes from carbon mostly.

[@angrydoc4769]

It’s frightening how little tangible action, for those who have been financially responsible, can take right now. It’s now up to the powers that be. Thanks for all the work highlighting this and keeping it in focus

[@davidjma7226]

Yep. They are off on holiday and obsessed with leaders - and finagling themselves into lucrative positions in the new government and the Cabinet.

[@GavinLawrence747]

you do realise that energy prices started to pick up in Jan 21, that was way before the Ukraine situation emerged. Its not even an opinion at this point, you can find the data on the ofgem or other energy websites. The UK is still exporting gas to mainland europe via its pipeline to Belgium and the Netherlands, if I remember correctly its running at nearly full capacity. Unfortunately when you cap the amount of money that energy suppliers can charge, you wreck the market and it cannot function correctly, and people quickly got used to the unrealistic energy bills, which I do admit would have risen, but its much better to have a gradual rise rather than a heart attack inducing spike.

[@conorturton]

Those who've been financially responsible generally aren't struggling. Yes they're maybe cutting back on some discretionary spending but they have the flexibility in their budgets and emergency funding to be able to deal with this.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Getting rid of fancy lease cars and going back to one-off payment old bangers would save money on a monthly basis, and quite handsomely. 🤔

[@yvonbarrier1829]

I'm so scared that we not able to live a normal life. A lot of poeple would be not able to feed themselves or freeze to death. Disgusting we are one of the richest country.

[@1inchPunchBowl]

6th richest economy in the world. Interesting fact BT owned EE is providing it's own staff a food bank to supplement the meager wages it provides. This county has a sickness & it's getting worse. Buckle up.

[@robertjames4908]

@@1inchPunchBowlMass withdrawal of labour from these greedy corporations. Then use the time saved from not furthering their wealth by creating independent energy & food systems . A parallel, dark economy if you like, not based on the worthless money of the global banking system so cannot be taxed. The new wealth will be the ability to provide a service, food and energy not stock market manipulations and financial system hacks.

[@alfsmith4936]

@@robertjames4908 I have an NFT of a bridge to sell you.

[@terryfinnie2146]

You were one of the richest, not anymore.

[@nicholasrowlands706]

These energy companies are still bragging about record profits they are making , if they are making record profits it should be clear they are taking the piss and over charging , may be people should turn up on mass at there headquarters see how they like that .

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

One problem is MPs don't pay for their energy, food or transport - so they have no idea what we are going through. There is no escape for us, except to die from the effects of the cold.

[@lestrem11]

You won’t die though will you…..get a grip.

[@craigofcimmeria5215]

Also many of them are already millionaires and were before they took the job. It’s not a job to them it’s a place where they look for work by taking bribes to enact laws for their rich mates.

[@lestrem11]

@@craigofcimmeria5215 Have you told the police yet? These criminals should be apprehended. Or maybe you should ask your mummy to tuck you in now. Good night sonny.

[@Davidudka]

Hmm... If I thought for one minute I or any of my family were going to die then I'm sorry but one way or another I'll take some of the bastards with me. This disregard for the British people is quite frankly disgraceful and will come with a very high price to pay by everybody living in this country. People might think that this is all talk and that I and others will do nothing. Well, if I see my wife or children die do NOT be at all surprised what I am capable of doing and prepared to do.

[@nicholasrowlands706]

@@thread_astaire Exactly, so how are these heat pumps they want to force on us the answer as they run 24/7 on electric , it's entrapment for those who can afford one , from what I read the other day they are shit and don't do the job , there was a review written in one of the papers by a technician who fits them , on his 12 months of living with one, he stated he spent most of the winter with a thick jumper or coat on and the noise was maddening, sounds great 👍, he said it took 24hrs to get the temp from 12C to 18C and this was in a new build house designed for one , can only imagine how bad one is in a old building.

[@thelodger1289]

Martin, your being very generous with your estimates. We are with British Gas£100 per month for gas & electric. Then it changed in April to £300. And in July they tried to take £578. There are only 3 of us at home. We all work. We only use the gas to heat water a total of only 3 hours in a 24 hour day max. We didn’t pay the £578 we got the bank to stop the Direct Debit. We are being ripped off.

[@dennisspears7177]

Why do we have to pay a daily standing charge anyway? These utility companies are not accountable to anyone. The time has come for all utilities to be re-nationalised.

[@janetschwartz1790]

I was transferred to OVO energy when it bought out by SSE. They told me ( have a recording of it ) that they own the meter and the standing charge was for renting the meter from them. If I'm not mistaken they don't own the meters they belong to the company who installed them and fix them. Anyway they also told me that even if I cut off the supply to my house because I don't actually need it , I would still have to pay the standing charge. I told them that I would charge them a ground rent for using space in my home ! OVo are the worst company to deal with .....well actually they don't deal with anything. I am now almost ready to have the pleasure of telling them I don't need their electric and to shove it where the sun don't shine.

[@sandrahughes4711]

Thank you Martin for speaking up for the people and making it easy to understand... You are true hero...

[@philcav9891]

He is paid by the government he is part of the problem No more experimental vaccine

[@kaz555]

I agree Sandra

[@DrMontague]

The majority of workers and those claiming universal credit voted the Tory scum in. They gave Boris and landslide victory and stabbed Corbyn in the back. Now they have to take the consequences. If they can't afford to feed their kids then they should dump them outside 10 Downing Street or turn to cannibalism. Eat stray dogs and cats etc

[@evieemaya88]

Honestly I've always looked at England as quite a great place to live when you compare to other countries and their policies and infrastructures. But right now I feel so wrong

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@lovesees4320]

@@alexanderromanov737 that I will consider❤️ 🙏🕊️

[@cuezed]

@@alexanderromanov737 or use a bank account with limited balance and no overdraft. They'll only be able to take out so much

[@alexanderromanov737]

@@cuezed Try that, but what ever you do don't let them make you unable to afford to look after your family. Remember, they hate your family, they want to starve your family, they would enjoy that.

[@deniseg-hill1730]

@@alexanderromanov737 I moved to Germany in 2014. My energy bill for gas has gone down from 53 to 49 euros a month and my electric is unchanged at 47 euros a month.

[@mrlister6777]

If only the UK was sitting on 100+ years of good quality coal and surrounded by natural gas, we could make everyone's energy bills a lot cheaper.

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

Well said.

[@drcertified5244]

Unfortunately, the government will not do anything or listen to the warnings shared by experts. The most unfortunate thing will be that those people who aren't going to take action will be voted in by the same people that are screaming for help. British public needs to come together through collective power and demand better from their elected officials. 1 NHS in crisis 2. Energy crisis 3. Wage crisis 4. More food banks 5. More people are in poverty than ever before 6. Brexit crisis which looks like the union will spilt up. This should be a wake up for the British people. Thank you Martin for your service over the years in supporting and providing advice.

[@Chrisroyo]

And yet they soon listened to Whitty and shut down the entire country for the best part of 18 months for the sake of a bug that was in truth only marginally worse than the flu.

[@fanfarecreative8314]

…I'm seriously thinking of emigrating to Canada.

[@randomnesspersonified]

@@fanfarecreative8314 Lol I hope you're kidding, I laughed and took this comment in the spirit of jest.

[@mrmensa1096]

ALL 100% Planned - Governments are mere Middle managers - the Scamdemic - 911 - the Ukraine - all part of their agenda. Peace.

[@starlove8044]

Martin, I love you to bits, please don't stress like this. Remember, Everything "they" are doing is by design & in "their" best interest. As Catherine Austin Fitts so eloquently sums it up: there are the insiders & outsiders, those inside the system & those outside the system, those inside have designed it in their favour. Greed, total Greed is how & why we ended up here.

[@icdgyixifyinstereo]

I agree. We must be the fattest nation on the earth.

[@OldSonyMan]

He's a WEF member !

[@Gonefishin101]

Martin is very much inside the system.

[@CraigToddOfficial]

Martin Lewis is inside the system leading you astray ... The financial system will collapse... Between this year and next... And a new digital currency will take us place. Yes that's right named CSRQ-SM (COMMON, SOVEREIGN, RESTRICTED, QUARANTINED-SOCIAL MANAGEMENT) The website of the hackers who pen tested this software, has been stripped from the internet, but this is going to be the new financial system after the collapse of the economy... Currency will be USDR all fiat currencies will cease to exist and they will seize all of our assets by decree. In the words of crazy Klaus Schwab of the world economic forum WEF... "You will own NOTHING and be happy" This video should explain roughly what I'm talking about. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4u6ZGiPnr1smMU

[@lennylaa1686]

He's a globalist.

[@mgrimble3975]

Utilities should be nationalized, if only there had been a politician who wanted to do that in 2019? Oh wait....

[@wakey87]

And what would they be doing now? Thats right on strike asking for 10% pay rise otherwise they would call it a "real terms pay cut" so what do we get? Blackouts, thats what we get.

[@bereal6590]

Here here 👏 ✋ ✋

[@MrBirchieBirch]

Right!? I suspect a lot of people moaning about this voted Tory in 2019 (& 17)

[@matthewcoombs3282]

Most of those hard line Communist countries like say France, Netherlands and Denmark have nationalised utilities... oh wait.....

[@kazbadat]

Then you will just pay the price cap unless you just want higher taxes

[@marilynsmith8054]

We grew up post war with no central heating just a coal fire. We are pensioners. We will turn the boiler off. One gas fire. Hats, scarves, thermal and long johns. We refuse to pay £5000 and then £6000 in April!

[@ecos889]

As sad as it sounds I think the tories will be much for focused on anti trans issues than the cost of living crisis.

[@maryamerlin8922]

Mass non-payment is the only thing we can do. Our leadership don't care about loss of life. They despise the poor. The only way to change anything is to motivate people to exercise collective power. Whether it's financial ruin or climate catastrophe, it's our communities that are under threat, not the elites. We have to organise!

[@khalidacosta7133]

They have a financial incentive to keep people in debt. Debt accrues interest... and suddenly you have a way to earn money by doing... absolutely nothing.

[@SuperMarion61]

Agree & those of us poor & disabled will be an even worse situation, we tend to use more & are at home more. The Tories have always hated the poor & specifically disabled people. I, along with others have campaigned, protested against Austerity & more since 2010 onwards. Now, I & others are not able to do this physically & I do more of it online. But, despite having been through the last decade, I can’t believe we’re now facing this crap😥😡

[@ianl1052]

...or we could have a million man march to London and cause a racket outside the Houses of Parliament to make our voices heard, you know, like Steve Bray... Oh, wait, thanks to Priti Patels police and crime bill, That would be illegal.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@travelwell6049]

Thank you Martin for your intervention. 🏵

[@ChicaLocaGB]

I just don't know how having price rises every 3 months can work for consumers when the costs are averaged over the year. You pay the same amount each month and use less is summer and more in winter. If you make the summer savings over the 3 nicest summer months but the price increases every 3 months and wipes out the cash amount you have built up, how can the consumer ever get ahead of the prices and build up reserves for winter? The prices change too often, that is clear. By design or accident, this impoverishes consumers over the winter months, and not just the ones already struggling.

[@cloggsy1971]

This is not sustainable 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Cornwall1888]

It’s not all doom and gloom I just saved £12 on my sky and broadband, or around 3 kettle boils 😂😂

[@forgottenheritage2845]

We are on the verge of being forced out of the house we love because of this. And we are in a lucky position compared to some.

[@deethompson3592]

I don't recognise my beautiful country anymore- we will own nothing and be happy 😱

[@lg_believe333]

Two things I hope the next PM does abolishing standing charges on all our energy bills and water bills and take off the VAT charges as well. With ongoing pressure from you Martin, I hope and pray the next government listens… That said, every time you upload a new video like this Martin, I’m always anxious what’s going to be said. Quoting Maya Angelou’s words of wisdom in trying times; “Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.” 🙏🏻

[@_6079SMITH]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 you honestly think the next puppet is going to listen and do something? Seriously??? This is the Great Reset that's happening and people were warned about it but we were called conspiracy theorists. Who's laughing now...

[@colintwigger529]

@PGH Engineer .

[@jesuschristisking2877]

Thing is years ago they removed the standing charge off gas & electric. In summer I use so little gas that my standing charge works out to 3 times my actual bill.😐

[@evechurchill424]

I do applaud your optimism, but I don't think you know how politics actually works. It ain't gonna happen.

[@Cosmic-lover293]

Thankyou Martin. You know what? I said to my sons in January, there is gonna be civil unrest in this country, as its just getting out of hand. My electric gone up 10 times in 2 1/2 years. Add to that petrol, food, etc, its unmanageable. I used to be on £35 q month in summer, so I paid higher direct debit to save for winter. Now on £154 a month and using upwards of £85, we've no heating on, not using dryer, not cooking as much, have leccy shower. Were not wasteful either. I'm dreading winter 😕

[@sallybennett7869]

Thank you Martin. I believe this is happening by design, the world is getting a reset whether we want one or not.

[@louisebmedia]

Stealing food in shops is going to get out of hand, people are going to get desperate, and unfortunately I've already started to see people getting desperate in my area especially because where the highest paying council tax in the uk

[@peterscott6818]

Who else is speaking such truth to power right now about this? Thanks Martin, you are fighting for all of us.

[@truthseeker5590]

Should run as an advisor to the Government, knows more than the politicians

[@foppo100]

Come off it Tories listening to common sense and hurting their power base who keeps them alive with donations? Wake up and smell the coffee david.

[@alastairbrewster4274]

Tories want ppl to stay in poverty for so many reasons both political and because they hate the poor

[@Stringbean421]

He told it like it is. The truth, and straight from the heart.

[@stucrossland3719]

So what are you going to do with this knowledge ?

[@Priority76]

@@stucrossland3719 I know what I'm going to do with this information. Fork out an extra £100 a month for my energy bill.

[@NeverQuiteAlex]

@@stucrossland3719 well what are you going to do?

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@alannahmum]

I never thought I would say this but it is time for the masses to stand united

[@clivefrear1784]

Maybe the 25% green levy on electricity bills should now go. After all, it is solely the failings of successive governments who have allowed us to become dependent on external sources for our energy and why we are at the mercy of those providers. We NEED to be self-sufficient for energy in all forms, not filling the pockets of foreign, private companies to whom many of us pay our extortionate bills

[@thepete129]

Agree bring back the feed in tariff and be remunerated to generate our own

[@martins8587]

This is the first sensible comment I've seen in this entire debate.

[@tonyneve2410]

Why is the oil & gas we produce in this country EXPORTED???? Would it not be better used for THIS COUNTRY????

[@geze4137]

Ain't that the truth, what rights has a government to sell our national resources? Sack the politicians & take back from the elites what they have stolen from the working man.

[@bbbf09]

Go fully green instead. My energy comes from roof. I dont pay anyone now... except upfront installation. By loan that should pay for itself with a payback period within 7 years.

[@mickp222]

Well said Martin. People are going to freeze and starve.

[@ianl1052]

At least we don't have to choose between heating our homes or starving anymore. Brexiteers would probably call that a Brexit benefit.

[@carolegeorgina6114]

@@ianl1052 😂😂

[@davey2363]

Nonsense….no one will starve or freeze. Utter rubbish.

[@andrewbravery5114]

@@davey2363 people have frozen in their UK homes previously. Why do you think like this?

[@samanthahardy9903]

@@andrewbravery5114 It's Tory thinking that's why!

[@mrlv8126]

When will people get the message…. The government of this country do not give two hoots they are all on very good wages and can afford anything….we the normal people will suffer for there greed…

[@mrlv8126]

@Lyrical Gammster sad 😞 times

[@mrmensa1096]

Govts are mere middle managers, implementing the Orders of the NWO Cabal.

[@mariesilbourne679]

Martin Lewis. Please can we have you as PM! Why can't the Govt understand the real issues happening in the UK?

[@johnadams2198]

Thanks to Martin for that totally honest and alarmingly forthright summary of the sheer scale of this developing crisis. Government needs to be 100% concentrated on this issue NOW but instead we’re stuck with six or more weeks of a Tory party beauty contest to elect a new Prime Minister. Pathetic!!

[@stevesharp401]

Remember Callaghan...."crisis...what crisis" ?.......it's all a load of rubbish.......it makes no difference who is the next Conservative party leader or Prime Minister......why do people still believe that voting matters?.......1976 film "Network" with the great Peter Finch tells you everything......

[@keithrodgers1030]

The leadership challenge is a distraction tactic to take attention away from the underhand tactics. People need to stop paying bills & a national strike needs to be organized. Civil unrest is the only power ordinary people have. It’s legalized robbery on a grand scale.

[@lestrem11]

You wanted a change…here it is….grow up you twot.

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Not even contest but charade for the masses, as cabal already appointed who'll be replacing Coco. 🤡

[@lestrem11]

@@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 Great news…who is it then….erm…go to bed, you have school in the morning.

[@coloaten6682]

If Martin's warning comes to pass then there will be a lot of suffering. We all deserve better. Whether you support "Boris" or not, this is unacceptable. PM's and their govt need to do their job or stand aside.

[@maccagrabme]

Just what have these our governments done to improve this country?I cant think of a single thing, going way back to the New Labour days, they did nothing apart from make things worse and same with this lot. All that money we've paid into the system and all they can come up with is renewable energy ffs. Where are the nuclear power stations, they've had decades to prepare for this and they knew it was coming?

[@parkgate-ub1ey]

Martin . Every thought of running for PM ? You'll get my vote 🗳

[@explorer0213]

People on pre payment meters will not have the option of not paying 😒 and these are the ones who are poorest of all.

[@wrek]

Keep going Martin, you are the peoples champion!

[@prosperwilliams]

Please also encapsulate the discussion within the context of the Dollars strength and the Pounds weakness (this is coming-further-soon). Love what you’re doing Martin. Prosper Williams

[@stumac869]

Most currencies are falling against dollar (flight to safety), Euro is now at parity. We need to put up interest rates to strengthen the pound because our government printed too much currency (monetised debt) to pay for people to sit at home during the unnecessary health shutdowns which created inflation devaluing the pound.

[@prosperwilliams]

So true!!

[@spencer2721]

As a net importer a strong currency will benefit us, but Bank of England can’t put up interest rates too quickly as they don’t want to burst the housing bubble they have created by letting thing run out of control, they are about 10 months too late with the interest rises and haven’t gone hard enough

[@prosperwilliams]

@@spencer2721 so true Spencer. More to come on rates.

[@f1kwa399]

Martin is the only candidate I’d vote for, given the chance…

[@evechurchill424]

I love your optimism, but fact is, people like Martin would not even make it on the ballot paper. The system is designed to weed out the good and bring in the criminals.

[@DrMontague]

Who did you vote for at the last general election?

[@madworld6900]

Go Martin go, you should be prime minister please. You saved me £5000 on my council tax banding, I’ve listened to you for years. You are a champion of the people, thank you, thank you for your hard hitting words. Our minister choice is ridiculous, trussed up with Truss, or poor with rich Rishi!.

[@davidrobinson4553]

OMG! I'm just about coping now, I have no chance of meeting this at all. Is this profiteering by someone or just bad planning by consecutive governments?

[@ejbh3160]

Both. Renewable energy is MUCH cheaper (and getting cheaper still)... and the UK generates a lot with renewables already... but - we could have doubled our wind capacity over the last 10 years... and for the price of one Hinkley C nuke, we could have GIVEN 20 million homes 4kw of solar PV and 4kwh batteries (there's only 28 million households in the UK). That alone would have mitigated these gas price rises. The Tories have been anti-wind power for decades and the last thing they want is for people to generate electricity for FREE on their rooftops.

[@powderandpaint14]

Both, and it's not bad planning from the Conservatives, thy just don't care about ordinary people.

[@spencer2721]

The problem with renewables like wind power is that the Karen’s will moan about having turbines built anywhere near them. The same people who are all for mass immigration but heaven forbid allowing anyone to build any houses near them

[@ejbh3160]

@@spencer2721 Not sure of that analogy. The Karens do moan about turbine anywhere within view - but they moan a lot more about rising electricity prices. And I'm definitely not convinced they are the people who are 'for' immigration from brown people - (white Ukranians are no problem)... but yeah the NIMBY attitude is something society should address. Perhaps ensure that those who support renewables can get access to cheaper energy. Then watch how fast they change their tune (and the energy companies). All we need to do is remove ALL gov't subsidies from energy and let the market decide - renewables are already more profitable WITHOUT any subsidies (and still the cheapest form of energy) - while fossil fuels get more subsidies globally every year than the USA spends on the Pentagon (go figure).

[@daviebevan]

I got 100% respect for you Martin. You have saved me hundreds of pounds in the last few years. 🙏

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Whatever you've saved tha about to lose the effin lot.

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

At what point are you going to call-out the systemic issues here? This is a problem of neo-liberal capitalism and the total strip-mining of the 99%'s financial resources. When it comes to Tories especially (being the corporate aristocratic oligarchs that they are), they know exactly what they're doing and its not a policy issue or accident - they're manufacturing problems and poverty as a means to cultivate total power.

[@screenagedirtbag94]

Agreed. I like Martin but the elephant in the room is not being addressed. This is what they (the Tories) want.

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

@@screenagedirtbag94 Exactly, its social engineering, they want the good ol' Victorian times back when 1% of people had all the money and power and poors well, just did whatever they had to and whatever the 1% said, to survive. The cruelty is the point.

[@lovesees4320]

Communism for the rich Banks to big to fail Working tax credits ( ie public money subsidising private business wages) Free market Capitalism for the Poor Support the RMT!!!

[@bakedbean37]

Yep. Grind us into abject poverty to ensure you have all the cheap labour you want and then claw back what little we earn through high rents etc. It's a nice little number for some! But not many!

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@yamatok9429]

My retired Neighbor always advising : Dont get a private pension and dont buy a property !!!!

[@JK_JK_JK_JK]

Vote Martin Lewis for next Permanent PM!!! 👍 #MartinLewisPM 😎

[@momurda6]

He was telling people not to fix when they should have. Yes PM material.

[@Laxton_Himself]

He fully disclosed that he didn’t know the right answer at the time, he only had what info was available at the time.

[@ejbh3160]

@Martin. Can I ask you a question? I have signed up to 100% 'renewable energy' tariffs for the last 10 years or more. I have been happy to pay a premium to get renewable electricity. Now however I have been landed with 100% rise in standing order because (we are told) of the 'energy crisis' caused by the rise in GAS prices. I have been in the energy business myself (started a community energy company) so I know that the strike price for renewable energy is WAY lower than for any other energy sources now. How can I be charged a premium for 'gas' going up - when solar and wind renewables are MUCH cheaper? Isn't that fraud or profiteering... Or at the very least misleading advertising?

[@ejbh3160]

I might add that my energy company are raising my standing order by 100% and are clearly NOT including the £400 government payment into their calculations - and being disabled and on benefits I get the Winter payment of £140 as well - so this year it will be an additional £540 - yet they don't include the Winter payment in their calcs either... despite the fact I have got this payment for the last 10 years too.

[@Kentish9494]

No surprises it was always about profit, you will never see prices go back to what they were pre "crisis". This is the great reset right before our eyes and people still say its a conspiracy theory

[@wotireckon]

It's because the Levellised Cost Of Electricity is set by a range of forms of generation - most of our electricity in the UK is generated using gas fired power stations. They set the bar. Solar and wind are cheaper than gas generation and will reduce the LCOE as their capacity increases. Offshore wind sites are currently being auctioned at the lowest prices ever (£/kWh) and will continue to fall over the next decade. We need way more offshore (and onshore) wind power so we can reduce gas generation.

[@fizywig]

As Ray Liotta said in Goodfellas, Fuck you, pay me. That seems to be the logic

[@TheCererean]

There's no way you're buying "100% renewable energy". Not unless you're being cut off every so often when the wind isn't blowing enough.

[@Will46666]

This is what happens when a financial system where “ money” is created as DEBT collapses. Plenty of people knew a long time ago that this was coming.

[@mrmensa1096]

100% - and having a NWO Cabal controlling the world system - making ALL Govts mere middle managers - with the BBC being pure propaganda. Peace.

[@Will46666]

@@mrmensa1096 “Fascism is when corporations become the government”.

[@Razmatazuk]

We're fast approaching the end of fiat money ponzi scheme. That's all it ever was. Smoke and mirrors for the majority and an opportunity for the already rich to get even richer

[@Will46666]

@@Razmatazuk It was finished when interest rates reached zero. Now governments pretend to tackle inflation by raising rates to puny levels that cannot possibly do the job. All currencies will fall, with the U.S. dollar being the last. Then a new financial system, or competing systems, will be introduced.

[@rosstituteuk]

Spot on, William. They are incentivised to print more and more money, as doing so makes it possible to meet the interest repayments on their existing national debt. The knock on effect of this is increasing inflation (more money chasing fixed amount of goods = prices go up). This is our tragectory for the next while. It's hard to see it ending up anywhere other than currency collapse. And when that happens is likely when they will proposition the public with the CBDC's they have been diligently building over the last few years. This is the road to surfdom. The solution is a return to sound money, not CBDCs.

[@samanthaanderson1278]

How do I find out about help for the severely disabled persons, such as myself? Please help me as I don’t know how or where to find this!! Please help me. Regards from Samantha Anderson.

[@finchyfrost9167]

Thanks Martin for keeping us up to date. Well informed gentleman.

[@harveysmith100]

So privatisation of the utilities went well then? More competition, lower prices was the promise.

[@GavinLawrence747]

if you think the energy market has been left to function normally, then your out of your mind. Unfortunately this tory government is a mild shade of red. Would a labour government be worse? a Starmer one would be much the same, a corbyn led one might be intially much better, but eventually would be even worse.

[@harveysmith100]

@@GavinLawrence747 The same week this government put up energy rates by 54% the French government put theirs up by 4%. That is what happens when you have a nationalised energy company. The government can control things so that people can eat and heat. That is the job of a government, to make sure it's people are comfortable and not hungry. Unless you think differently.?

[@silversurfer7341]

Harvey Smith I remember Rees Mogg saying, that energy bills would reduce after brexit. That went well didn't it.

[@harveysmith100]

@@silversurfer7341 The Tory's have now idea how hard this is going to bite them on the bum. People work so hard in this country, when they get home exhausted, they want to be warm and well fed. Mass cancellations of direct debits is going to happen.

[@silversurfer7341]

@@harveysmith100 Never mind who is going to be next Tory leader, it's an end to conservative governance we really need . If there is civil unrest Harvey, it will be the nasty party that causes it.

[@comanchio1976]

Maybe they'll take action when the consequences threaten their grip on power... because that's the *ONLY* thing they care about.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Anyone who has a standing order, direct debit or any other type of regular payment MUST TODAY CANCEL IT. DO IT TODAY. If you leave it, and the energy company knows they can empty your bank account, they will do just that. They do not want you to feed your children, they have a yacht to pay for. CANCEL YOUR REGULAR PAYMENTS TODAY.

[@samanthahardy9903]

@@alexanderromanov737 Unfortunately those on pre payment meters don't have that choice.

[@alexanderromanov737]

@@samanthahardy9903 No Samantha, but where I come from, a neighbor would offer an extension lead to a less well off pre payment victim, sharing the cost and circumventing the 'usury' of this type of corporate theft. There are 66 million of us Samantha, we cannot let a handful of grasping billionaires constantly rob us all blind and use our good nature and honorable desire to pay our way against us. If we all acted together, they would be able to do nothing.

[@samanthahardy9903]

@@alexanderromanov737 Where are you from? It seems like you have a nice community offering to help eachother out like that with extension leads etc

[@matthewhook3375]

@@alexanderromanov737 What if your neighbour has followed your idiotic advice and has now been disconnected as well? You can use the extension cable to share the lack of power between you. Or do you just keep daisy chaining them together until you find a household that continues to pay, and everyone freeload off them?

[@garywalls5181]

Meanwhile the energy companies are creaming off billions in extra profits.Those in politics often have interests in these companies and benefit from this profits.Getting rich off of their decisions to allow these obscene profits while the ordinary person freezes.Their greed sickens me.Something needs to be done to stop this madness.

[@lovesees4320]

'You Poor take Courage You Rich take Care The Earth Was Made a common Treasury For EVERYONE to SHARE' The Diggers Song Gerrard Winstanley 🕊️ 🌎❤️

[@thomaskane9922]

"France to pay nearly €10bn to fully nationalise EDF | EDF Energy ..." - "The Guardian" UK it's time to renationalise our utilities - the billions that go into shareholders pockets instead of improving services.

[@spencer2721]

They already own 84% of EDF, will take far more to nationalise our energy companies, will also have to pay a big premium unless they write something into law not as easy as it sounds. France have been planning this for a while. Reducing the tax we pay on energy would be a start and more realistic

[@GrahamRead101]

Ah the old easy fix - you forget that those shareholders are largely ordinary peoples pension funds, unless your a civil servant with a taxpayer funded pension fund that every else pays for.

[@thomaskane9922]

@@GrahamRead101 As George "Dubya" Bush didn't manage to say " fool me once shame on you........." I'm sorry if "Which?" magazine is too left wing, but I thought its piece on the latest water company scandal explained how the scam works "Our water companies are giving us sewage spills, leaking mains and a pricing postcode lottery. As a Which? Travel report found in March 2022, data from the Environment Agency shows that untreated sewage was pumped into the UK’s rivers and seas more than 400,000 times in 2020 - equal to three million hours of polluting spillages. Meanwhile, analysis by the Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at University of Greenwich Business School revealed that English water companies have handed more than £2bn a year, on average, to shareholders since privatisation in 1989 - money that could have been spent improving services. If we can’t choose who supplies our water, companies repeatedly pollute our waterways and their shareholders keep making money, does the water market really work for consumers? THE UNIQUE UK WATER MARKET In 1989, the government sold the regional water authorities in England and Wales to private firms for £7.6bn. At the same time, the government assumed responsibility for the sector’s total debts amounting to £5bn and granted them a further £1.5bn of public funds. No other country in the world has adopted the English system of private companies owning and running regional water and sewerage systems. Most countries - including the USA - run water and sanitation services through the public sector. A small minority of cities subcontract private companies to run water services, while sewerage is very rarely outsourced. WASTED WATER From 2018-2021, an average of 3.1bn litres of water leaked from mains pipes each day in England and Wales. That’s equivalent to 1,245 Olympicsized swimming pools every day. In 2020-21, water companies in England and Wales lost an average of 117 litres daily per property through mains leakage. There was considerable variation by supplier, from 69 litres (Bristol Water) to 161 litres (Thames Water). SERIOUS FAILURES ON SEWAGE The thought of swimming among raw sewage is disgusting enough, but the damage sewage overflow pollution does to our health and the environment goes much deeper than what we can see and smell. Untreated wastewater also contains such nasties as microplastics; endocrine disruptors (chemicals that interfere with hormones); phosphorus, which causes algae blooms; and antibiotic-resistant bacteria - all of which end up in our seas and waterways."

[@GrahamRead101]

@@thomaskane9922 what you describe is bad, but it a a failure of regulation….by the public sector civil servants and government who set strategy.

[@richardjones8699]

We're heading to a Sri Lanka situation with large-scale unrest on the streets (let alone mass non-payment) if this Government doesn't act over energy prices - and frankly the proposed Conservative leadership candidates solutions to this situation were miniscule (cutting the Green Levy saving everyone £150 off an average £3,240 Bill).

[@thetragicyouth]

Why do you think the government has been legislating to prevent public protest?

[@richardjones8699]

@@thetragicyouth it'll become like the Poll Tax protests of the Thatcher era. The numbers involved protesting will be impossible to police legislation or not.

[@alfsmith4936]

I can't see it.. They made organizing demo's on social media a crime after the 2012 riots. All the Brits do now is write strongly worded tweets and sigh at the petrol pump.

[@richardjones8699]

@@alfsmith4936 I can as this is an issue just like the Poll Tax that's very close to home with a lot of people at their wits end with energy bills. It'll come to a tipping point this Winter when the reality of huge increases dawn for most.

[@mrmensa1096]

ALL PLANNED BY THE NWO CABAL - research WEF - event 201 - 911 etc etc

[@geoffhoyle479]

What I don't understand is how the Bank of England can Increase Interest when the prime cause is not spending on luxury good, its the cost of fuel across the board, impacting deliveries, and hence everything going up in price. While the gov earn 65% tax on fuel and are racking it in. I see Fuel cost as the root cause which the gov need to deal with.

[@bongeyedbill9355]

The goverment has no control of world oil prices and the amount of production set by the OPEC nations around the world. But, what we do have control over, is how much of the 14 billion pound in aid that we give away every year. Or the 10 billion set aside to pay for ecconmic migrants to be housed in hotels with free electricity and heating all paid for. Whilst us lot sit in the cold this winter. Charity starts at home in my book.

[@peterdollins3610]

Great guy telling truth to power. The Standing Charge needs to be cancelled with help for the poor & those with large families. The French appear to have handled this far better. More wind turbines & nuclear especially of the new mini-nuclear power units?

[@roberthuntley1090]

Only trouble with that suggestion is that the costs of the fixed charge would have to paid by the government instead through general taxation, which would cost us money in other ways. The standing charge is particularly high at the moment due to costs of maintaining supplies to the customers of all those failed energy companies (and Bulb customers are directly subsidised by the government because it was 'too big to fail').

[@minnie5301]

The grench grid is largely nationalised. So they only had a 4;% increase. We are being stuffed. Don't worry ourselves though, the shareholders are raking it in

[@MissAirotciv]

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[@harrydymond4488]

@@roberthuntley1090 "Only trouble with that suggestion is that the costs of the fixed charge would have to paid by the government instead" Not necessarily. You could instead have tiered energy prices - e.g. the first 10,000 kWh are the cheapest, then prices increase from there, gradually at first and then in ever increasing jumps every 1000 kWh over 20,000 kWh. People who keep their energy use down have low bills; people who have their heating set to 21 C 24/7 in their empty second home (this is something that does actually happen, btw) will pay a lot more.

[@ronnieince4568]

@@minnie5301 the French increase was only 4% because they are 80% nuclear .The position in the UK is reversed as we have only 8 nuclear powet plants and 69 gas fired power stations and the price of gas is now 10 times what ut was less than 2 years ago .And in France the government take no notice of the anti nuclear power morons. GERMANY stopped all nuclear power plants and now faces disaster if Russia cuts off supply.

[@unchartedgroupielove]

The great reset is well underway. Financial mismanagement is so bad you would be forgiven for thinking its deliberate

[@Flash-fv3wt]

At least you get it, so many on this thread clearly don't. I expect they're all triple vaxxed and masked too.

[@DickieBird888]

This is just one of the tools used to steel all your assets.... You will own nothing and be happy by 2030..

[@MrBuby76]

Have they not elected Tories for the last 12 years. Should we all be living now in a new beautiful and rich country as promised?

[@lesleybonarius2085]

Perhaps if Covid and then the Russian war hadn't got in the way.....

[@michaelgurvitz9310]

Martin, do you think unleashing electric cars and 5 g which takes huge amounts of electricity off the grid is also responsible? Would limitation on the electric use of electric cars be helpful to the grid?

[@robertcroft1]

I’d love to say I have complete confidence. But I have absolutely none with any of the candidates.

[@taniayager3361]

Well who would when they work for the WEF Elitists want to be rid of the plebs!

[@paddycoleman1472]

Oh Martin, thank you for your amazing work and tireless drive to help us all. If only there was someone in the Government with your insight and commitment. #LEWIS4PM

[@OldSonyMan]

Ask Martin about his WEF membership !

[@Seafarer1947]

If nothing is done, then we shall make them listen 😡

[@margerycummings8158]

I am cancelling my direct debit. I am a 64 year old woman who is desperately trying to still work in ill health while waiting for my pension which was stolen from me when I was 60! I have no extra money to pay all these rising bills.