Public should cut back on energy use, says chancellor in government U-turn

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  1. Thats odd because the naughty eu is raising taxes on energy firms giving people ‘handouts ‘ to stop them from freezing to death and not cutting wages in a sodding recession of their own devising

  2. Hey man, it’s alright for you, you can claim it on your expenses and probably have done. Everyone else needs electric and gas to yeno live.

  3. Yeah… I’ve already got things setup so nothing except the essentials are on when they’re not in use (router, fridge, freezer etc), LED bulbs throughout, boiler temp adjusted

    Been doing it for years as part of a general “minimal waste” thing.

    He could actually try and do something useful…

  4. This from a multi millionaire. Fuck him cunt! Of course we will be cutting back because only the rich will be able to put their heating on.

  5. Does he think people are morons? Or is it the press constantly giving misleading headlines about the cap, like it isn’t somehow linked to usage.

  6. Well yeah we could all be a bit more careful with how much we use. That’s cool. But that’s not the issue here is it.

    People are being fucked dry and high here by greedy wanders and government that doesn’t seem to give the slightest fuck about anybody but themselves. Do something !!!!

  7. and when that last light has been extinguished and that last device unplugged…. you’ve still got the standing charges to pay.

  8. I was speaking to my mum who made a point that more people are probably going to be going back into offices to save on heating costs – cheaper to commute than heat houses at this rate. Made me wonder if this is all part of some sinister plan to get people back into the office

    *Removes tinfoil hat*

    Or they’re just morons

  9. So let’s sting all those burning through hundreds of KW of electric and gas per day with their huge empty houses then? instead of pushing energy prices so high that for many family’s with smallers family homes will be paying nearly as much in energy than they do their rent/mortgages but use tiny amounts of energy in comparison. Its like those that use the less should go without, so those who gobble through energy still can.

  10. We should 100% use less energy. It is a big part of the equation. The other os to nationalise the natural resources of the country and invest in renewables. Create a public broker of renewable investment vehicles.

  11. Want change? Find every uninhabited second or third home and turn all the lights and heating up.

    When the rich see a HUGE increase in their bills that’s when change comes in. More than likely in the form of a tax cut for the rich second home owners only.

  12. So is the official government advise that this Christmas we don’t put lights on the Christmas tree? What about Christmas lunch? Turkey sandwich instead of a cooked turkey? Sounds like the government wants to cancel Christmas.

  13. Do these fuckas even think b4 they speak, bunch of bellends, not one can read the mood of the nation. National riots incoming

  14. Doubt mps will be cutting back. My local council constantly tells people to ditch their cars and walk, cycle or use public transport, but every day when I go past the council office car park it’s absolutely packed. They need to lead by example instead of do what I say not as I do.

  15. Sure thing sir, I’ll just not use the heating over the winter. Apologies for not rectifying my mistakes sooner, I’ve been wasting so much energy heating the house.

  16. Yeah, great. I’m now looking at how I can survive without running a fridge, because it’s the only appliance I haven’t yet cut back or eliminated.

  17. This is what you voted for (England) like why are youse surprised/upset. They don’t even hide that they are ultra right wing but youse will vote them in year after year.
    Then are totally surprised they they act exactly how they say they would act.
    I…just…don’t…get…it!.

  18. I think things might get a little crazy when people start having frost on the inside of their windows. I was on a post on r/Northernireland earlier abou SSE rising their energy costs and most of the top comments were from people calling for or suggesting the SSE offices are going to end up torched when people start feeling it. If that sort of thing starts anywhere it could spread very quickly.

  19. My hate for this guy grows stronger every time he opens his mouth. Are they so out of touch? Does he think we all forgot about the stables stunt he pulled off? O I forgot about heating my stables and claiming it in expenses. Utter cunt!

  20. Next, they will be telling us to eat cake. What planet do these to fuckwits live on? Sure as hell isn’t the same as the rest of us.

  21. They are 100% aware that it is impossible to fix the economy in short term. They need global markets to calm the fuck down so that they can push it as “here we fixed it” but they know that won’t happen for at least another 3-4 years so they are basically in “who gives a fuck” mode.

    The main crew know their votes are guaranteed as the old geriatric fucks in this country would rather step on young people’s lifeless corpses than to help create a world that is tiny bit kinder to people.

    There is absolutely no reason to try for them

  22. Ridiculous. Looked at my energy consumption for the year so far earlier. My energy consumption has reduced since the start of the year, but my energy costs have steadily increased. Some great logic there chancellor!

  23. What a grade A cunt! Absolutely outrageous coming from someone who definitely claims their energy bills, their costs and expenses that we have to pay for! Whats the point in being paid near 90k a year BY us when we are footing THEIR BILLS whilst they take the piss and say its all the young peoples fault, its the immigrants fault, its the old people, its the single mums on benefits, its the down and out family in povertys fault. Its all their fault, they are happy to watch you, me and everyone else die so that they will be okay.

    If there isn’t any form of protests, riots or worse over this then it will be a shock. Folk are getting more and more desperate by the day and the pure contempt by this tory government is only making it worse.

  24. Remember folks there are plenty of Conservative clubs dotted up and down the country packed with furniture you can burn to stay warm.

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