10th August, 2022.
You know, there’s an on-going Cost-of-Living Crisis.
You know it, I know it, and Captain Archer’s beagle knows it.
And frankly? Radio 4’s Today program’s not shut up about it!
They have had at least one passionate speaker on. Making the very good point that leadership contender, Liz Truss, is planning on tax cuts if she wins: which would be useless to pensioners and Universal Credit claimants, who don’t pay tax.
The one earlier piece that caught my eye?
Was someone from Ofgem, the energy regulator: who suggested a social tariff — a cheaper price place for those of us on low incomes — would be a bloody useful idea.
My words, there … but you get the point.
Personally, I like the idea.
I hope the regulator introduces and enforces one. Or that Parliament introduces a law to make it compulsory.
Because I don’t see the energy industry introducing it: not as things stand.
