Prices….

[sabre]

Petrol,energy,food all nearly at record highs with inflation continuing to rise. Lots of families will struggle massively.

What a fucking mess.

After being a Tory voter for most of my life if there was an election tomorrow I’d vote Labour and let them lot have a go.

Shambles!!

[captslapper]

I dont think I could bring myself to vote labour, but Im also a tory voter who'd not vote for them if there was a GE tomorrow.

Not particularly for these price rises you mention as its largely out of their control ( though they could reduce the tax added onto these things to lessen the effects ) but because theyre not actually what Ive always perceived as being 'tory' anymore.
Massive state interference, a police force that bends the knee to racist extremists and extremely high taxation isn't what I vote for them for.

[santiagoterrier]

As a young schoolboy about 50 years ago, there was a General Election in progress, Ted Heath vs Harold Wilson (and to be fair vs Jeremy Thorpe) and for the first time taking any notice of U.K. politics I asked who is better, Conservative or Labour ?

The simple answer I was given was Conservative want you to earn enough money so you can spend it to look after your family, Labour want you to earn enough money so they can tax you and then look after your family on your behalf.

[londontown]

Last year saw the biggest wealth transfer in history. It's no secret, but the msm don't seem interested.

The Globalists want carbon taxes, 'sustainability', a cashless society, and vaccine passports. They also wanted the lockdowns as part of their Global reset, and various emergency powers were passed and invoked. Again, it's no secret. It's all hidden in plain sight.

Only thing is, who do you think will pay for all this bullshit? It makes little difference which political party is in power, although the leftist parties were generally pro longer and stricter lockdowns, etc.

[captslapper]

Dont know about last year but I remember reading that in 2020 the average amount of disposable money people had in the UK shot up to record levels.. mainly due to an inability to spend it due to the lockdowns.
So isn't this transfer of wealth a bit of an obsession about a few unbelievably wealthy people?

[foxtrot777]

The Conservative's have fucked up big time, from breaking through the 'red wall' with a massive majority at the last GE they should have been looking at being in power for years to come instead every tory back bencher will be doubting they will get back in . That's due mainly to Boris and his piss taking chums more than prices, for me he should go now but sadly he won't, 2 years to turn it round, can't see it happening.

[Deleted]

Our idiot of a PM wants the UK to be a "high wage economy"....just like that! Jack up everybody's wages, and it's a winner.

In truth, we might be heading in that direction, but for all the wrong reasons. Rocketing inflation is leading to employees seeking rocketing pay increases. And if that loop becomes established, we really would be facing an inflation crisis. Central Banks seem of the opinion that the surge in prices is a temporary, post-pandemic/lockdown phenomenon, and will soon pass. If so, widespread major wage increasing should be avoided where possible. For many people, hard times lie just ahead...but hopefully, they will soon pass.

[captainblack]

I find its the large hike in energy prices that has hit me personally
though I have noticed increases in prices at the supermarket. I get a
pension paid monthly , but I am too young to qualify for my state
pension, unless I get another pat time job (I don't really want one)
then it means trying to cut back on items. The more people cut back
on items and services , the more the economy suffers , its a kind of
vicious circle.

The Tories keep spouting on about low taxes , but we see them about
to raise the NI threshold , I have also heard they are about to
start charging people over 60 for prescriptions (Its soon to be only
free for people over 66 soon) , that's another increase for me
of about £9 a month. It may not seem a lot but all these increases
add up , and mean I have less disposable income.

[captainblack]

Feb 19, 2022 9:20:33 GMT captainblack said:

I find its the large hike in energy prices that has hit me personally
though I have noticed increases in prices at the supermarket. I get a
pension paid monthly , but I am too young to qualify for my state
pension, unless I get another part time job (I don't really want one)
then it means trying to cut back on items. The more people cut back
on items and services , the more the economy suffers , its a kind of
vicious circle.

The Tories keep spouting on about low taxes , but we see them about
to raise the NI threshold , I have also heard they are about to
start charging people over 60 for prescriptions (Its soon to be only
free for people over 66 soon) , that's another increase for me
of about £9 a month. It may not seem a lot but all these increases
add up , and mean I have less disposable income.

[El Mel]

It was inevitable after the amount of cash that was spunked on the pandemic.

I'm afraid that's the legacy that we all have to live with for a good few years.

[captslapper]

Feb 19, 2022 11:37:12 GMT El Mel said:

It was inevitable after the amount of cash that was spunked on the pandemic.

I'm afraid that's the legacy that we all have to live with for a good few years.

Yeah in terms of the tax rises, thats going to be the case. Guess we wont be alone in that in the western world.

We effectively spent the cost of a world war fighting covid and someone has to pay for it.

If wed been capable of taking a more pragmatic approach, it could have been largely avoided but we took the road most directly opposite to pragmatism instead.
Is the average age of death for covid still higher than the average life expectancy??

[Deleted]

Feb 16, 2022 13:09:13 GMT sabre said:

Petrol,energy,food all nearly at record highs with inflation continuing to rise. Lots of families will struggle massively.

What a fucking mess.

After being a Tory voter for most of my life if there was an election tomorrow I’d vote Labour and let them lot have a go.

Shambles!!

And now, thanks to rasPutin, prices rising even faster.

[Deleted]

"Compare The Market's" Russian meerkat may be about to get the chop! Long overdue......

And the UK steel industry is now in a fight for survival. Huge increases in the cost of their energy input, plus a near-doubling in the cost of climate change levies, is making it near impossible for them to compete with foreign rivals. But Whitehall is unimpressed....it would no doubt like to see the industry, and its CO2 emissions, move overseas. We are governed by morons.

[turbo2]

If the rest of the world was interested in fucking Russia they would set max price for gas and oil and screw the cunts. But oh no. Let’s make record profits and screw the general public

[foxtrot777]

My 90 year old mother in law who tbh does have her central heating on pretty much full blast 24hrs a day got her latest bill , £316 wow, that's a jump from her last bill which was £136, these sort of increases are going to put a lot of pressure on many families, hopefully gas companies will give people time to pay these type of bills.