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Going well, isn't it?

(6 Posts)
CvD66 Wed 23-Mar-22 14:06:46

Martin Lewis identified that 10m people in the UK are entering fuel poverty.
National insurance going up in 7 days time plunging yet more people into poverty.
Inflation in UK souring to 30year high with huge mortgage increases for many!
P&O sack 800 workers despite paying shareholders high dividends. Tories refuse to attend vote on preventing ‘hire & fire’ by employers.
And in respect of our efforts to help Ukrainian refugees, last night the Tories voted to make it a criminal offence for Ukrainian families to arrive in UK without the right papers (4year jail penalty).
Oh and our PM was clearly chuckling while Sunak talks about Ukrainians huddling in basements.

Elusivebutterfly Wed 23-Mar-22 14:43:04

Fuel poverty used to be spending over 10% of your income on fuel. How is it calculated now? I would have thought most single people who are on an average or low salary or a pension will be in fuel poverty now. I will be paying over 15% of my income in fuel after April.

PECS Wed 23-Mar-22 17:19:03

The shambles that is supposed to be government is an utter disgrace.
I can only see greed and self interest in their policies, (in) actions and values. They do not appear to care about anyone beyond their own set.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 23-Mar-22 17:39:42

A brexit benefit.

OBR document says:

"The UK appears to have become a less trade-intensive economy, with trade as a share of GDP falling 12% since 2019, two and a half times more than in any other G7 country"

JaneJudge Wed 23-Mar-22 17:40:56

did anyone else watch years and years on bbc1? it is all coming true confused

Lucca Wed 23-Mar-22 17:46:47

And in respect of our efforts to help Ukrainian refugees, last night the Tories voted to make it a criminal offence for Ukrainian families to arrive in UK without the right papers (4year jail penalty)

Nauseating.
The paperwork involved In all the refugee issues is purposely incredibly difficult. I personally know a family in the process of hosting/rescuing a Ukraine family. Both husband and wife have very good careers and are tech savvy and they have struggled with it.
This government claims they want to help, but they don’t.