UK is Fucked
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- neverscared0
UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe, report finds
Inequalities of income, wealth and power cost UK £106.2bn a year compared with average developed OECD country- 'keeps voting conservative and having a nonce king'PhanLo
- hans_glib0
Households paid to cut energy use during strain on network.
Cold weather in continental Europe is affecting energy prices and deterring traders from selling power to Britain
Households will be paid to use less electricity on Wednesday evening as cold weather and low wind speeds put Britain’s power system under strain.
National Grid, the company responsible for keeping Britain’s lights on, has activated its so-called “demand flexibility service” for the first time this winter as it seeks to reduce consumer demand between 5pm and 6.30pm on November 29.
- the times trying their best to make a cashback scheme look bad. power prices are lower than last year and last paragraph just says they can buy more if needed.kingsteven
- i did some calculations and you could only benefit from this as a residential customer if you usually run a tumble dryer twice between 5.30 and 6:30kingsteven
- i think it's more of a "we need more fossil fuel energy" piece.hans_glib
- Thanks Jeremy CorbynIanbolton
- Taking back control
...and now having to burn it keep warmBluejam - 3pm Wednesday.
Already getting cold.
Just stuck the heating on.microkorg - use that money to expand the infrastructure, maybe?imbecile
- But we need more electric cars! Without substantial power infrastructure updates!ETM
- utopian0
Britain is broken.’ Dire poverty could usher in Victorian-era inequality
- i think it's here alreadyhans_glib
- No to be cynical but there's a general election coming. You'll see more and more of these reports and articles over the next year or so. And others saying...Morning_star
- ...exactly the opposite.Morning_star
- @MS its from a report by a conservative think-tankkingsteven
- Yep. Getting it out there and controlling the narrative is key and tactically beneficial for the Cs.Morning_star
- Tories have been in power for 13 years. Raped the country and stole all the money.PhanLo
- Bluejam2
- via https://twitter.com/…Bluejam
- wow, that kinda works!Ianbolton
- neverscared0
- looks like politics is the most fun job... not even teenagers crack up that strong on their phones...neverscared
- neverscared1
France steps up efforts to lure post-Brexit financial jobs to Paris
The government is mulling fresh measures to attract more bankers in the new year.PARIS — As he flies to New York Friday to convince Wall Street firms to invest in Paris, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is working to make them feel at home.
The French government is working on measures to make Paris more appealing as a financial hub. The package, planned for the first half of next year and aimed at attracting more bankers displaced by Brexit, would seek to simplify France’s legal and fiscal framework, often perceived as an obstacle for the financial sector.
A French economy ministry official on Thursday confirmed Le Maire "will go further with reforms" and is working on a "legislative or regulatory initiative for 2024."
In New York, Le Maire will be fishing for ideas at meetings with finance heavyweights including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock or Global Infrastructure Partners. He will "take the pulse" and listen to "the expectation of the banking and financial sector, the way in which they perceive Paris and the type of measures" that could be adopted next year, the official said.
- neverscared1
Britons increasingly turning to food black market, experts say
Exclusive: Goods such as meat, cheese and confectionery stolen in large amounts to be sold to people hit by high cost of living‘That’s how we’ve got to live’: England’s shoplifting capital
https://www.theguardian.com/soci…- Meat ordered on dark web.NBQ00
- if you see someone shoplifting food, no you didn't.face_melter
- PhanLo-1
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- neverscared0
Champagne worth £90,000 bought in House of Lords last year, FoI data shows
Sales of 1,589 bottles prove Lords is ‘archaic and out of touch’ during cost of living crisis, says the SNP- let them eat cakeneverscared
- 4.35 bottles a day!!! bastards!!!hans_glib
- “Most of the champagne sold by the House of Lords is bought by visitors in the gift shop and consumed away from parliament by members of the public, or sold...Morning_star
- ...at banqueting events to organisations or individuals hosting the event in the House of Lords,” the spokesperson added. “It is not paid for by the taxpayer.”Morning_star