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[ForeverBlue92]

Course their needed. How else are the banks and shareholders gonna take all the money, instead of pesky Tesco?

So so glad I'm locked in for a while. This could get nasty for a lot of people.

We're in the process of upsizing and the new mortgage is double what we're currently paying. Even worse is we've had to tie into a 5 year fixed as the 2 year wasn't financially feasible.

The banks are raking it in.

 

[Littlesue]

Have to say that £400 Energy money they gave us helped me, I just had my 3rd quarterly bill since I had it but still go £39 in credit

 

[Nightman]

Have to say that £400 Energy money they gave us helped me, I just had my 3rd quarterly bill since I had it but still go £39 in credit

Imagine if Corbyn was in - you'd have had £800

 

[Goat]

Imagine if Corbyn was in - you'd have had £800

No mate, dont forget, Comrade Corbyn would have joined Russia in invading Ukraine so we would be getting the cheap stuff on tap from Big Vlad.

 

[Toffee_Loaf]

When was the vote for lockdowns? Missed that one.

Politicians voted consistently for them to keep extending the powers. I'm proud that I lobbied the idiot in my constituency hard to oppose it. However nothing was achieved because apparently alot of people supported it. The media while sucking up to the government was getting record ratings. The unvaccinated were the scourge of society and nobody came to their defence. Not the trade unions, not the civil rights organisations, not the media, not the public.

It would never have happened in the 80s or 90s. Somehow, people these days have become far too trusting of government.

 

[Nightman]

Politicians voted consistently for them to keep extending the powers. I'm proud that I lobbied the idiot in my constituency hard to oppose it. However nothing was achieved because apparently alot of people supported it. The media while sucking up to the government was getting record ratings. The unvaccinated were the scourge of society and nobody came to their defence. Not the trade unions, not the civil rights organisations, not the media, not the public.

It would never have happened in the 80s or 90s. Somehow, people these days have become far too trusting of government.

You're proud that you lobbied against the protection of the elderly and vulnerable against a deadly disease? Is there no end to your nonsense? Do you/can you ever think about anyone but yourself?

 

[Yarrgh]

I’m not a big fan of landlords or people owning multiple homes if not needed…but you can fill your boots……

You big old cuddly Marxist you.

 

[Toffee_Loaf]

You're proud that you lobbied against the protection of the elderly and vulnerable against a deadly disease? Is there no end to your nonsense? Do you/can you ever think about anyone but yourself?

Think about someone but myself?... this thread is on the cost of living of which lockdown was the major factor causing it. You think the lockdown of society for the supposed protection of the elderly was justified?

Your non-actions caused the deaths and misery of many more people than mine did.

 

[Nightman]

Think about someone but myself?... this thread is on the cost of living of which lockdown was the major factor causing it. You think the lockdown of society for the supposed protection of the elderly was justified?

Your non-actions caused the deaths and misery of many more people than mine did.

There is no supposed about it. I helped save your granny - you didn't. Live with it.

The cost of living crisis in the UK has far more to do with just the lockdowns.

 

[Toffee_Loaf]

There is no supposed about it. I helped save your granny - you didn't. Live with it.

The cost of living crisis in the UK has far more to do with just the lockdowns.

Ahh I see, so you supported the nurses and other officials that refused those on their death beds from being able to see their loved ones? Is that an example of you saving granny? You're a true humanitarian.

 

[Marius57]

Ahh I see, so you supported the nurses and other officials that refused those on their death beds from being able to see their loved ones? Is that an example of you saving granny? You're a true humanitarian.

Lockdown itself was the right thing to do. Aspects of lockdown were wrong.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Think about someone but myself?... this thread is on the cost of living of which lockdown was the major factor causing it. You think the lockdown of society for the supposed protection of the elderly was justified?

Your non-actions caused the deaths and misery of many more people than mine did.

Let me just stop you there. Supposed? Are you sure you're all there?

 

[john jako]

We're in the process of upsizing and the new mortgage is double what we're currently paying. Even worse is we've had to tie into a 5 year fixed as the 2 year wasn't financially feasible.

The banks are raking it in.

It will probably take 5 years to recover mate so going 5 years over the larger 2 years won’t be bad in the long run. People think the interest rates will start dropping at the same rate they have rose at but they won’t. When they drop it will be a slow drop.

The next thing is they will implement a big VAT rise and say they will lower interest rates by 0.5%. Scum they are.

 

[Andy is the King]

I already have, not much better here ATM $8 for a bag of Kettle Chips, Pringles are cheaper though admittedly, also fuel is around half the price so there is that

Crisps / chips are getting super expensive in Aus (like everything else). They are my one indulgence that I can't live without for long. I only get them now when they are on special. And the price on special is basically what the full price was a year ago.

 

[Toffee_Loaf]

Let me just stop you there. Supposed? Are you sure you're all there?

Let me tell you a story about a brother in laws grandfather. He was retired, mobile, active in his community, cared for a sick wife but had his routine. To keep himself active he walked to the supermarket each day, about 2 miles, to buy some newspapers. He was in good health. His only problem was that he needed some injections in this knees once every few weeks to help him walk.

When the lockdown came this man wasn't allowed any more injections. It was too risky for someone to see him for 5 minutes and administer them. Nor would they send him his injections to administer himself or to anyone else to do it for him. It became too painful to walk, so he stopped. He then started to decline rapidly. He became depressed, he then became bed bound and then died. Ironically his really ill wife was taken to a care home and is still alive even now, but the lockdown killed the healthier person.

Go on ... tell us you saved granny. The NHS this man had paid into and supported all his life abandoned that man who only needed simple, cheap, trivial support. It's an example of how disgraceful that lockdown was. It killed people. It made people live alone in misery unable to see family.