28-06-2022, 20:27
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by ThunderPants73
I've bought a second hand laptop and hooked it up to the TV, I only use my PC for gaming now, I seem to have saved quite a bit. I used to have the PC on all the time I was in the house, even when watching iPlayer/Prime etc, now it gathers dust most of the time.
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excellent
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28-06-2022, 21:08
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#767
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Re: The energy crisis
The power and fuel costs are now feeding through in very obvious shop price hikes. Several items' I regularly buy have gone up between 9% and 14%, and some have suffered shrinkflation around 20%.
I managed to pick up a 5kg of dry penne pasta for £1/kg, whilst the store's own brand stuff starts at £1.70/kg.
The bulk sacks of rice in the ethnic aisles has now caught up with the own-brand small packs per kg.
Our gas and leccy consumption is now at its lowest average level for many years (before the twins got older and started gaming online). The mild winter certainly helped.
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28-06-2022, 21:21
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#768
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Re: The energy crisis
Maybe the thread title should be changed to cover the general increase in all prices, because as Taf says it's now starting to impact everydayness not just fuel bills.
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28-06-2022, 21:27
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Re: The energy crisis
We are doomed captain, doomed.
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28-06-2022, 21:56
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#770
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth
Maybe the thread title should be changed to cover the general increase in all prices, because as Taf says it's now starting to impact everydayness not just fuel bills.
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Why not make a cost of living crisis thread that does not include energy. When I created this thread it was to keep people informed about the price cap. I keep an eye on the projections through moneysavingexpert and keep this post up to date. If it covered everything then the information and relative advice would get swallowed up with the price of breads just gone up
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28-06-2022, 22:29
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Re: The energy crisis
It’s not a “cost of living” crisis. It’s an “inflation” crisis.
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28-06-2022, 22:51
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
Why not make a cost of living crisis thread that does not include energy. When I created this thread it was to keep people informed about the price cap. I keep an eye on the projections through moneysavingexpert and keep this post up to date. If it covered everything then the information and relative advice would get swallowed up with the price of breads just gone up
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Because then there'd be two threads that would swallow up each other and overlap beyond belief. I think the Future of TV thread started life as a couple of separate threads and that didn't end well. Anyway, it's not my call if the thread gets renamed but you can see from Tafs post the way it's going to go.
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28-06-2022, 22:54
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Re: The energy crisis
Not mine either
---------- Post added at 21:54 ---------- Previous post was at 21:53 ----------
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Originally Posted by Pierre
It’s not a “cost of living” crisis. It’s an “inflation” crisis.
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high "inflation" makes "cost of living" a crisis
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28-06-2022, 23:38
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The Dark Satanic Mills
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
high "inflation" makes "cost of living" a crisis
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Yes but framing it this way deflects from the issue.
Cost of living crisis…….answer, give people free money handouts, Rise wages
Inflation crisis……answer…….not the above.
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29-06-2022, 14:29
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by Pierre
Yes but framing it this way deflects from the issue.
Cost of living crisis…….answer, give people free money handouts, Rise wages
Inflation crisis……answer…….not the above.
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It's essentially a high profits crisis. If profits were more controlled any wage rises wouldn't create the inflationary spiral to such an extent.
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29-06-2022, 16:43
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Re: The energy crisis
For a start, the Guvmin's support should take the form of a VAT cut, not a duty cut. That way profiteering is harder to hide and the peops get a better price.
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08-07-2022, 13:17
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Re: The energy crisis
Price cap is now expected to see a rise of 65% now. Hard not to swear
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08-07-2022, 13:44
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
Price cap is now expected to see a rise of 65% now. Hard not to swear
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These companies are taking the piss
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08-07-2022, 13:50
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
These companies are taking the piss
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How? They're not the ones setting the costs. They are just passing on the costs that they incur and can't avoid.
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08-07-2022, 13:53
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Re: The energy crisis
Those who drill the oil and gas are the ones taking the mick. Profiteering on the back of a global crisis. High demand means they can charge what they want and by golly they are doing exactly that
We should frack in this country and stuff the do gooders
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