Tag: Cost Of Living Crisis

Britain’s ‘winter catastrophe of rising energy bills’ is the story consuming Saturday’s front pages, as the cuntry faces a bleak end of year.

"We still have to manage until September 7 with no money and I still have to pay out for electricity as I am on pay as you go."

“All the solutions lie at the Westminster Government’s door, yet it is silent in the face of this looming disaster.”

“The announcement today will devastate families. Just who and what is Ofgem for? Do not be fooled. This is a choice. And the choice they’ve made is to let low-income consumers and small businesses bear the brunt of this crisis."

Also Adam Scorer, chief executive of fuel poverty charity National Energy Action, said: “The scale of harm caused by these price rises needs to sink in. A warm home this winter will be pipedream for millions as they are priced out of a decent and healthy quality of life."

Many people are set to see their disposable incomes shrink significantly in 2023 with utility bills catching up with mortgages.

The union's 'Fight For £15' campaign has been ruthlessly mocked on social media.

Lord Heseltine said that Margaret Thatcher squandered billions from North Sea oil on a short-term consumer boom when she should have invested it.

She says she has been foregoing meals so her kids can eat - and has even thought about begging to make ends meet.