[arista]

Confirmed

Emergency Cost of Living

https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-t...tands-13523061

[bots]

everything is going to jump in price, it's the perfect excuse

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bots

everything is going to jump in price, it's the perfect excuse

Yeah

Never to return to normal either

How does that work

[MTVN]

The government could spend a load of money trying to shield people from it which is fine but then it'll just mean we end up having to pay for that over the following years so it just delays or elongates the financial misery. They should also be real with people and encourage them to control their budgets and don't drive so much if possible but then they also want people to be out there spending and commuting to work to keep city centres afloat so it's a catch 22

[bots]

there is no right way to deal with it. Those in financial trouble now are going to be stuffed without assistance. If we get into goods in the shops getting scarce, we will have panic buying again. It will be like covid without the stay home restrictions all over again.

If Trump carries out his threat to knock out power stations and iran ecalate again we are in for a whole lot of pain that may take a decade to recover from

[Oliver_W]

Invest in nuclear.

[Cherie]

lol the government could care less they are raking in the moula from the increase in fuel prices


look out for yourself and your family and friends would be my advice dont depend on the government, cut back on your energy use where you can they cant charge you for what you have not used


There is so much the government could do right now, taking VAT off heating energy would be a start

[bots]

they are not going to do anything, they are just holding a meeting to make it look like they give a toss

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bots

they are not going to do anything, they are just holding a meeting to make it look like they give a toss

Its going to be interesting to see what they come up with, if its anything like the help for people who heat their homes with oil, they may as well not bother

[Cherie]

Any update on this, I expect they have broken for a nice lunch at this point

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Any update on this, I expect they have broken for a nice lunch at this point

Sorry
has not yet started.


PM Starmer at this moment
is Live on TV

Parliament Committee

[arista]

But the way he is currently talking
He must make decisions today
and stop his "it is under review"
constant bloody reply

[arista]

[Following the Liaison Committee:
The COBRA meeting will take place immediately
after this session concludes]

[arista]

So today's Cobra Meeting
to start shortly

[Cherie]

oh it hasn't started yet

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

But the way he is currently talking
He must make decisions today
and stop his "it is under review"
constant bloody reply

Indeed they are raking in extra tax with these price hikes on fuel

Spain rolled out a package of measures last week, not sure why they are so slow about everything

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

oh it hasn't started yet

Under way now

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Under way now

Thank you Sir

[arista]

Reports what goes on in the Meeting today
are to be annouced by the Chancellor
tomorrow in Parliament/

BBC1 News just said the Cobra meeting has now concluded

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Reports what goes on in the Meeting today
are to be annouced by the Chancellor
tomorrow in Parliament/

BBC1 News just said the Cobra meeting has now concluded

oh gosh, not her, I expect they will just be helping vulnerable people on bennies as per

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

oh gosh, not her, I expect they will just be helping vulnerable people on bennies as per

Could well be.

[Cherie]

Sounds like they are no rush ...it's Spring there is no urgency and likely to be targeted...

[bots]

After attending an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tell MPs tomorrow that the government is creating a new anti-profiteering framework to protect people from unfair price rises in the wake of the conflict in the Middle East.

It's after senior ministers, including the prime minister, chancellor and energy secretary, attended a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee today to discuss the war’s impact on the cost of living.

Downing Street said the new framework would help regulators like the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) to root out price gouging.

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So they are basically doing nothing at all

[arista]

Labour's Rachel Reeves MP

Now live all TV news

[Livia]

More than 60% of the price we pay for fuel is tax. Maybe she could consider giving some back? I mean, we buy fuel with money we've already been taxed on. It's a racket...