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Bills up again in January, we're pay more for imported gas again. Pity nothing in the budget to help folks with home insulation, its low hanging fruit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67484090

I would have also asked them if they'd ever heard of Tuffon Street....

In the 1970's we had one car and there was a bloke in the village that drove a Merc. Everyone said he was loaded. In 1978 we went on hols to the costas, we drove down through France in a Vauxhall Viva (insane). Flights were too expensive, seem to recall about £150 return to Alicante Most people...

Many of these CEO's are just managers, they are not entrepreneurs. They make huge amounts on the back of increasing shareholder value but have no liability in the event of failure. Its not their money, they don't have to put their house up as capital, its a win-win Many of them just went to the...

If all else fails, go and live in one of the Tories planned chartered cities to escape. It will all be milk and honey and away from those pesky laws and regulations Disaster capitalism is in town alright

Petrol / Diesel prices have eased of late, but the real worry is natural gas which is close to new highs.

Don't worry Clarity and leadership. Coming soon...

The real pain of the cost of living is already being felt by small businesses up and down the country, maximum exposure to uncapped energy bill and rises of 250-300%, ZERO support Another 3 weeks until the Tories latest internal squabble is over and maybe then something might happen, so far all...

Inflation 10.1%, be amazed if rates don't go another 50 basis points in September

Sadly Sunak's windfall tax will fail https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/29/loophole-could-let-north-sea-oil-and-gas-giants-slash-uk-windfall-tax-bill

Derv hitting 2.02 this morning, yet oil prices dropping back a bit. Even Tesco on 1.999 now. Suspect some profiteering. Distinct lack of people doing over 80 on motorway, the pain is changing behaviour

"We're all in this together" Huge profits but oil giant admits to paying zero tax in North Sea https://www.channel4.com/news/huge-profits-but-oil-giant-admits-to-paying-zero-tax-in-north-sea Alas, no windfall tax. Time we also ditched public funded subsides on fossil fuels too....

Big business gives them jobs and consultancies post government Small business...f**k em...

The company is worth 20% more than a month ago with a big spike in the past week, good to have friends in government

Even George Osbourne imposed a windfall tax on the fossil fuel giants https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/mar/31/george-osborne-north-sea-tax They'll be champagne corks popping tonight at the likes of Shell, meanwhile the poorest will freeze.

We'll be burning unused PPE to keep warm instead

We don't have any unelected bureaucrats hanging round Westminster do we these days?

There are no longer subsidies on offshore wind its not needed anymore, yes it is intermittent but that isn't a reason to build more. When we have strong westerlies and we have too much we can export it or store it Not all renewables are intermittent, take tidal which has huge potential and what...

We have always had the freedom, how do you think it got to 5% versus 20%

The only way we will get cheaper energy is via energy indepedance and removing ourselves from the global wholesale market. Offshore wind is already 40% of our energy, its the cheapest form of new energy and we need to build a lot more. Of course none of this has anything to do with EU...