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Having lived through various crises including the winter of discontent I know that once the already rich, greedy, grasping contollers of our collective future make a quick killing then all will revert back to what it was before, the majority managing and the rest falling deeper into despair or sailing on untroubled, depending on what side of the majority they lie.
Wages will rise to compensate, heads will be patted and as long as they can keep the downtrodden off the streets all will be well, relatively.
Wages will rise to compensate, heads will be patted and as long as they can keep the downtrodden off the streets all will be well, relatively.
//"So, what's the answer?",//
The answer is to extract coal and shale gas of which these islands have plenty and to burn it in conventionally fuelled power stations (some of which are still "mothballed" instead of being demolished). Alongside that the Rough storage facility off the north-east coast should be recommissioned to provide a buffer against gas shortages. The "green" levies currently being used to build facilities to provide intermittent and unreliable supplies of electricity should immediately be diverted to the development and construction of UK designed and built nuclear power stations so as to permit a phased withdrawal of the fossil fuel plants.
This should be the accompanied by an immediate cessation of all measures to achieve the ridiculous and unachievable "net zero" target which the government has pledged to meet.
All these measures should have been undertaken over the past few years and this ludicrous situation, which has been engineered by successive governments, could have been avoided. Only when the eco lunatics are sent packing and some sanity is restored will things like this be prevented.
The answer is to extract coal and shale gas of which these islands have plenty and to burn it in conventionally fuelled power stations (some of which are still "mothballed" instead of being demolished). Alongside that the Rough storage facility off the north-east coast should be recommissioned to provide a buffer against gas shortages. The "green" levies currently being used to build facilities to provide intermittent and unreliable supplies of electricity should immediately be diverted to the development and construction of UK designed and built nuclear power stations so as to permit a phased withdrawal of the fossil fuel plants.
This should be the accompanied by an immediate cessation of all measures to achieve the ridiculous and unachievable "net zero" target which the government has pledged to meet.
All these measures should have been undertaken over the past few years and this ludicrous situation, which has been engineered by successive governments, could have been avoided. Only when the eco lunatics are sent packing and some sanity is restored will things like this be prevented.
I pay by direct debit monthly, too (as does nearly everyone), but - as with the Warm Home Discount - the proposed 'help' will go to the supplier not the consumer, and will just slosh around as a credit on the account, so what you pay monthly is unlikely to change.
They'd have done much better if they'd cut or cancelled the iniquitous 'green levy' which adds a fortune to all our bills.
Whatever happened to North Sea oil and gas, which we used to produce in abundance? Abandoned in the rush to ruddy 'renewables'.
They'd have done much better if they'd cut or cancelled the iniquitous 'green levy' which adds a fortune to all our bills.
Whatever happened to North Sea oil and gas, which we used to produce in abundance? Abandoned in the rush to ruddy 'renewables'.
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It will affect us all, obviously some more than others.
My link contains;
/Michael Ball says he is anxious about the price rise
He pays for his electricity via a pre-payment meter. He has already taken certain steps to reduce his energy bills, like washing his clothes at his Mum and Dad's house nearby.
"I do worry about money a lot. It's a big burden and this news is something that makes me feel anxious," he said.
He said he might have to move back in with his parents if his energy bills continued to rise.
"If I lose my independence, my own space, I worry about how it might affect my finances and mental health."/
Personally I think young people should get to grips with hardships. They expect too much from parents.
I am sure it's not the singer Michael Ball! There is a photo!
It will affect us all, obviously some more than others.
My link contains;
/Michael Ball says he is anxious about the price rise
He pays for his electricity via a pre-payment meter. He has already taken certain steps to reduce his energy bills, like washing his clothes at his Mum and Dad's house nearby.
"I do worry about money a lot. It's a big burden and this news is something that makes me feel anxious," he said.
He said he might have to move back in with his parents if his energy bills continued to rise.
"If I lose my independence, my own space, I worry about how it might affect my finances and mental health."/
Personally I think young people should get to grips with hardships. They expect too much from parents.
I am sure it's not the singer Michael Ball! There is a photo!
I haven't worked out how much it will affect us. We don't have gas. We have oil fired heating, topped up with a woodburner At present we are still paying £66 per month for electricity. We are fortunate in that we don't have a mortgage or rent to pay, but we have been through hard times when young. We didn't turn to our parents.
