19-10-2021, 18:43
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Re: Rising cost of living
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You could always sit on a motorway and demand change.
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Could do but an international agreement on reducing greenhouse gases is probably the way to go ( and less risky for me  )
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19-10-2021, 18:46
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Re: Rising cost of living
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Could do but an international agreement on reducing greenhouse gases is probably the way to go ( and less risky for me ) |
What can we do to lower our <0.9% contribution and make a difference
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19-10-2021, 18:48
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Re: Rising cost of living
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What can we do to lower our <0.9% contribution and make a difference
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Like we did with the abolition of slavery - lead the way, and set a good example.
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19-10-2021, 18:51
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Re: Rising cost of living
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Like we did with the abolition of slavery - lead the way, and set a good example.
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at <0.9% we are hardly the bad guys,and "slavery?" get a grip.
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19-10-2021, 18:57
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Re: Rising cost of living
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at <0.9% we are hardly the bad guys,and "slavery?" get a grip.
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Who said anything about "bad guys"?
Leading the way would make us the "good guys".
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19-10-2021, 19:07
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Re: Rising cost of living
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Who said anything about "bad guys"?
Leading the way would make us the "good guys".
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It's making the cost of living higher in the UK while the real polluters cash in.
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19-10-2021, 19:33
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Re: Rising cost of living
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Who said anything about "bad guys"?
Leading the way would make us the "good guys".
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What's the point when the Chinese and Indians (governments) carry on polluting? I've told you, social unrest can come into the perfect storm mix and that's terrible.
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19-10-2021, 20:19
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Re: Rising cost of living
Less likely to get any spare change from our food bills.
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Food and drink firms are seeing "terrifying" price rises says the sector trade body, which has warned about a knock-on effect for consumers.
Food and Drink Federation boss Ian Wright told MPs inflation is running between 14%-18% for hospitality firms.
The price rises for food firms' ingredients would lead to consumer price rises, he said and described the situation as concerning.
The UK's rate of inflation was 3.2% in August and is expected to rise further.
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey recently warned it "will have to act", suggesting that UK interest rates may soon rise from the historic low of 0.1%.
Mr Wright told MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select committee: "Inflation is a bigger scourge than anything else because it discriminates against the poor."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58962049
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19-10-2021, 20:31
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Re: Rising cost of living
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If you don't want to pay the price, don't buy the goods . . . watch prices suddenly stabilize if everyone did that 
It's just business dicks taking advantage of a panic inducing media - again - don't worry about it
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20-10-2021, 00:05
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Re: Rising cost of living
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If you don't want to pay the price, don't buy the goods . . . watch prices suddenly stabilize if everyone did that
It's just business dicks taking advantage of a panic inducing media - again - don't worry about it |
I lived on beans on toast when I was a 1 in 10 in the 80s I am sure if I need to I can do it again
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20-10-2021, 00:42
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Re: Rising cost of living
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I lived on beans on toast when I was a 1 in 10 in the 80s I am sure if I need to I can do it again
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There's a run on baked beans.
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20-10-2021, 01:25
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Re: Rising cost of living
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If you don't want to pay the price, don't buy the goods . . . watch prices suddenly stabilize if everyone did that
It's just business dicks taking advantage of a panic inducing media - again - don't worry about it |
Plants and businesses are shutting down just because they feel like it.  And not because of the large increases in their operating costs. Increases in costs make it impossible to reduce prices.
That is the real world of business, not government where they can simply borrow more and don't think about how it's going to be paid back.
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20-10-2021, 01:36
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Re: Rising cost of living
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Plants and businesses are shutting down just because they feel like it. And not because of the large increases in their operating costs. Increases in costs make it impossible to reduce prices.
That is the real world of business, not government where they can simply borrow more and don't think about how it's going to be paid back. |
Damn . . no more boxing day sales then 
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20-10-2021, 01:41
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Re: Rising cost of living
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Damn . . no more boxing day sales then |
Food bills are a very different thing from buying a TV manufactured a year ago.
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20-10-2021, 01:42
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Re: Rising cost of living
You said plants & businesses 
edit: . . . and if shops still have one year old TV's for sale, they're buying too many in 
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