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Maybe, but if there's a vote for strike action in local government then I'll be on strike. I'm a union member and knew the 'risks' when I joined so will be out. The future does indeed look very very bleak for some sections of society, very bleak for others and bleak for others. I think it's only a very small percentage of the country that'll be able to absorb the costs with little or no impact to their ongoing lifestyle.

We'll be ok but will have to change our aspersions for the coming year or 2. The holiday we were planning for my wife's 50th will be postponed or scaled back and I'll make my car last another year or so. I know some people will scoff at our concerns and yes in the whole scheme of things I know how lucky we are but I do really worry about some of the junior people at work who just don't have the ability to cut their outgoings as easily as we do and some of them with young families are already hurting so are really going to struggle. If help is put in place to mitigate the rise in fuel costs then that'll help but the general rise in the cost of living is still going to hurt many people.

And this is where my politics varies from many on here. Whatever people say we are one of the wealthiest countries and we should be ashamed at the stress and worry some people are experiencing at the moment. I don't agree in paying people to do nothing, but we must understand not everyone is as able or capable as we are and we must help those less fortunate than us. I've no problem with public services paying their way or even making a profit but I do feel they should be in public ownership so we all benefit from any surplus not just the privileged few or foreign state owned companies. I think it's not too late to become as near to energy self sufficient as possible and it's not to late to set up a sovereign wealth fund to ensure the whole country benefits from the spoils of exploiting our natural resources. If we had a state owned oil company, there'd be no need for windfall taxation because as the owner the country would benefit year after year. I'm sure carbon capture has improved to the point that coal could now be cleaner, indeed the CO2 captured could fill the gap now it's uneconomical to make it in the fertiliser factories.

If all this makes me a leftie in the eyes of some people here then sign me up, because there is a much better way of doing things than the system we have now.

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Morrisons is trying to pull a fast one. I received a coupon for £15 off £60 for online sales, delivered or click-and-collect.

I browsed online, and saw Purina One dry catfood on sale at a great price.

So I clicked to add some to my virtual trolley.

It immediately asked me to sign in.

I did so, then searched for the catfood on offer. It no longer was. I logged-out, searched again, and there it is. Still on offer!!

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might be store specific it is on offer till 30th. Did you set a cart date after then ?

Just for reference Amazon has it 4 for £45 with a 20% off voucher for first subscribe and save which you take then cancel if you do not want more. On mine it would be £35 for 4

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Welcome to the dystopian future of capitalism. Dynamic pricing based on who you are, what you can afford, how much you are willing to pay, etc.

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Harrods :)

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I set the collection date as today, so a day before the offer ends.

It's the same story today. :(

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The amazon deal is better

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Just shove moggy outside , to scavenge out of bins, kill birds and crap over other peoples gardens like other cat owners. Big saving.:)

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It's depressing reading how much using a washing machine and taking a shower will cost and how much a pint of beer will be, for me it will be a choice of drinking or stinking :shocked:

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Surely there's no choice to be made there? ;)

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That's not a choice. Where would you go anyway if everywhere is shut.

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My cat eats 90% chicken breast topped up with whiskers biscuits.

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Drink at home toasting my smelly feet in front of my coal fuelled stove.

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I been washing myself cold since the last price hike. Only use hot water one bowl for washing up a day as for clothes washing I do one full load and drip dry. I guess in the winter I will need to use the rads but I will do it as sparingly as possible

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Well it was the £5.16 costs (jan 23) of cooking a Sunday roast that did it for me.

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I remember when i was a child, we only had one tap and it was cold, we had a coal stove and had to boil water on it to fill the tin bath that lived on a hook on the outside wall next to the outside toilet, there was a hierarchy of bath usage and i was last, I thought i would never see people living that way again.