Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’

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• Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not to worry, I’m sure my whopping 2% rise will cover that.

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• blackn1ght@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Why are our electric costs so high? We’re always hearing how cheap renewables are and how we’re using more renewables than ever, yet our bills keep going up? What gives?

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  • LGN42R@mastodon.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    @blackn1ght @thehatfox

    #privatisation

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48284802

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  • DJDarren@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The providers like money and are able to keep asking us for more.

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• tenebrisnox@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s interesting that terms like “Awful April” and “Cost of Living Crisis” are so rapidly adopted. I’m convinced they are thought up in something like a Civil Service or lobby group PR panel and then given to media. Both terms assure us that these things are short-lived and not usual when we know that “Austerity” (a less reassuring one) is now a permanent state of affairs. This is the way it’s going to be forever. Unless we go for the pitchforks and torches.

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• WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Quick! Let’s all run back to the tories in a knee jerk reaction!

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• Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Managed to save 13% on my energy bills and lock that in for 16 months. Now to crunch down on my broadband and mobile charges.

  Small beer compared to all the rises you have no control over but every little helps, I suppose.

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  • GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    At least your water bill isn’t the best part of £1000 so the company involved can pay dividends…

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    • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Luckily, I’m with United Utilities who will only be raising bills by 32% each year for 5 years. Which is a bargain! I think.

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• annoyed_onion@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Get a bump in pay and it immediately all goes to cover increases in bills/essentials. No better off than this time last year…

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  • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve had two effective pay cuts and am currently in negotiations for an actual one, which is looking like it won’t happen.

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    • annoyed_onion@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I should count myself lucky that I can stand still…

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• Darkard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Anything but tax the rich

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• Schal330@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “This is obviously a worrying time for families across the UK, which is why we remain determined to get bills down in the long term.”

  Just continue to struggle to survive for the next few years people, and then everything will be dandy.

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  • Aliktren@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Then reform get in and things really get bad

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