Comment on Energy bills to tick lower this winter but will remain high

• Lazylazycat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yes, we have the highest energy bills in the world due to our government and it has put people into fuel poverty. Saying it’s purely stopping people from sitting at home in 24°C heat is naive.

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  • bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Net highest? Got a source for that?

    I didn’t say it’s purely doing that. I merely stated that the only thing that has made people change their behaviour during a climate crisis is the price going up.

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    • Lazylazycat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      cityam.com/revealed-brits-are-paying-the-highest-…

      Yeah and people would lose weight if we had famine. It’s hardly a silver lining.

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      • bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I said net. Like I said, they let the energy shock into the economy and paid benefits

        Here’s the size of it. UK’s was one of the largest 2 years running

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        Here’s a comparison by the OBR

        obr.uk/…/an-international-comparison-of-the-cost-…

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