[Margaret Pilkington]

MH….this is called ‘distraction Politics’…..if the media can whip up some outrage….then it helps the establishment bury the bad news…..the fact that there is going to be rampant inflation if the NI rates are hiked….that there is a looming crisis that means some households are going to be thrust into fuel poverty….and that the rising cost of fuel means that it is inevitable that these costs for goods and services will reflect this.
Council tax will go up and yet wages are not keeping pace with these rising prices.
Yes, it will be true that some pensioners will be making the choice whether to put on two more layers so that they can eat…or heat their home but miss a meal.

The green levies on bills need to be pruned back…..and maybe the standing charges need to be reduced……every time the energy bills go up….the government are laughing because it puts a windfall of tax into their coffers for doing bu88er all.