Current Affairs Cost of living…

[magicjuan]

Notified my energy bill will be going down by £100 / month from next month.
Need ring and double check as these type of reductions always seem to leave me in arrears and facing a huge bill in about 6 months time

It's a tactic. They're building up next years dividends/liquidity.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

War is costly for us makes energy companies very rich.

Energy companies rake in £1bn a week as families struggle in cost of living crisis

Families have struggled to bear the rising costs, with an estimated 13 per cent of households in England in fuel poverty last year

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Baines' left foot]

Good job I don't like them, did like the fruit polos though.

Sainsbury's have changed the granola yoghurt I normally get from a snack to main lol

Yeah, that 179 calories will do for 20 mins or so.

 

[Baines' left foot]

There's a lot of reports suggesting that we'll have another huge financial crash around 2030.

 

[navidson]

Energy prices down, some 12% it seems.
Who will consume that saving? Water, council tax, insurances have already moved into gear, where will the saving be lost?

Car and House Insurance both gone up since last year - Internet and Mobile gone up as well

Doesn't matter how much you save with the left hand, the right hand will just take a little more

 

[summerisle]

 

[COYBL25]

So far this year, a cafe, a bookies, a takeaway and one of my two local pubs have shut.

It’s not a poor area where I live either.

It’s tragic.

 

[efcfanwirral]

I actually really like their album, though I value the music I hear in my ears vs worrying about their background or views. I also see music as an escape, I don't want to be bombarded by political messaging/social conscience in everything I listen to. So I don't disagree with her.

 

[summerisle]

Cost of first-class stamp to rise again to £1.35, says Royal Mail

Fourth increase in two years will also apply to second class when new prices come into effect on 2 April

www.theguardian.com

 

[coollino]

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Like this, says so much about UK culturally and its ugly reflection on the country we have created.

 

[IrishBlue2022]

It costs MORE to watch Premier League on TV than a club season ticket

New research showed how supporters are forced to fork out £870 each year in TV subscriptions if they want see all televised Premier League games.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Agent Blue]

Does ANYONE disagree with the content of this video?

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Rent inflation is getting beyond ridiculous. Take a look at this studio flat... And for this they want £1,250 a month. You could sit on your bed and cook your dinner at the same time. Bonfire of regulations was Tory mantra.

Check out this Studio flat for rent on Rightmove

Studio flat for rent in Constance Crescent, Bromley, BR2 for £1,250 pcm. Marketed by Andrew Reeves, Beckenham-Lettings

www.rightmove.co.uk

 

[Walken]

So far this year, a cafe, a bookies, a takeaway and one of my two local pubs have shut.

It’s not a poor area where I live either.

It’s tragic.

It's not just businesses low on traffic that are folding either, places that are at capacity sometimes can't foot the bills.