David O'Day
Well-Known Member
no chance
no chanceAh, so we'll see the cap come down at some point then?
I’m chasing postal ballot returns for people who have to vote this way for strike action when nobody else is forced to do a postal vote. Got to make sure we hit a 50% threshold that is also part of the law on this.Life’s hard enough without worrying about a load of ifs, buts and maybes that I’ve currently got no control over
We managed about 46-47% in ours. Trying again later this monthI’m chasing postal ballot returns for people who have to vote this way for strike action when nobody else is forced to do a postal vote. Got to make sure we hit a 50% threshold that is also part of the law on this.
You’re right we can’t control what laws the government passes but they affect everyone and are worth getting frustrated by if they have a detrimental effect on us.
Think we might creep over the line in this one but it’s going to be tight. If councillors had to have a 50% turnout we wouldn’t have anyWe managed about 46-47% in ours. Trying again later this month
All the best!Think we might creep over the line in this one but it’s going to be tight. If councillors had to have a 50% turnout we wouldn’t have any
Same with gas been competitive on the markets for a couple of months now and finally below pre war levels.
Yes but not to the level they were before:Ah, so we'll see the cap come down at some point then?
Yes but not to the level they were before:
Why are wholesale gas prices falling and will it cut UK bills?
Falls could lower cost of government subsidies and reduce risk of power cuts this winterwww.theguardian.com
Yeah, that’s the gas price side of things is complex…and volatile. As the article says we need sustained low wholesale prices to start helping us as consumers
Oil on the other hand is more stable and the petrol stations have taken the piss for far too long. I said a while back the government should’ve stepped in. Looking at some of the inflated prices I get the impression BP and Shell are profiteering to make up for the windfall tax they might have to pay elsewhere.
‘The levy applies to profits made from extracting UK oil and gas, but not from other activities such as refining oil and selling petrol and diesel on forecourts’
This is where the government should’ve been far cuter than just using the blunt instrument of a windfall tax (on its own) and pressured shell and BP to get petrol and diesel prices down as soon as oil prices dropped, which would in turn, helped reduce inflation as other petrol stations/suppliers would’ve had to follow suit.
The government will be stepping in in a few months when they put fuel duty up. They're not bothered about any hardship endured by the ordinary working man.
They could always scrap it and issue another windfall tax on the companies profiteering from it instead.I know that’s the plan but I just can’t see how they’ll be able to do that unless prices reduce at the pump first. I wouldnt be surprised if it was postponed but we’ll see
Shocked that the BLM fundraiser from London is in court for fraud.
Accused of not passing money on from go fund me.
Shocked that the BLM fundraiser from London is in court for fraud.
Accused of not passing money on from go fund me.
They could always scrap it and issue another welfare tax on the companies profiteering from it instead.
Thats what I’m kind of suggesting. I can’t see that they can go ahead with the proposed increase in fuel duty without forecourt prices reducing. They should put pressure on BP and Shell to reduce profit per litre back to pre end of pandemic with the threat of another windfall tax. If they reduce prices that will have far wider benefits than another windfall tax. If they don’t fall in line then another windfall tax it is inc supermarkets etc
Trouble is the price cap isn’t fit for purpose as it’s based on the most expensive form of generation (gas) not the cheapest (renewables) so it isn’t going to bring down energy prices anytime soon. Makes you wonder why people are so anti renewables and pro fossil fuel though. There literally isn’t a logical reason to not phase out fossil fuel generation in favour of renewables, even if you’re a climate change denier.Bit of good news. 87% electricity produced from zero carbon sources on a day recently…albeit a windy one !
Trouble is the price cap isn’t fit for purpose as it’s based on the most expensive form of generation (gas) not the cheapest (renewables) so it isn’t going to bring down energy prices anytime soon. Makes you wonder why people are so anti renewables and pro fossil fuel though. There literally isn’t a logical reason to not phase out fossil fuel generation in favour of renewables, even if you’re a climate change denier.
Read something the other week that on average European countries are paying 45% more for electricity than prior to the war in Ukraine and everything that’s gone with that. Italy was the highest at around 75%, France was the lowest at around 5%. We’re apparently around 250%. Based on that other countries are clearly doing something different to us and they were supposed to be more vulnerable than us (France aside) as we’re largely leading the way in wind (offshore especially) and were less reliant on imports from Russia. Something doesn’t add up on all this. Unless you’re in the fossil fuel business or have shares in a fossil fuel business.It’s not the price cap so much as how we (and the presume other countries) calculate the cost of electricity. Something like the highest price of generation as you indicate. This is crazy and needs amending. Pretty sure old Kwasi was looking into this before he tried to tank the economy
this is the issue really, what we're told seems to change. When prices here shot up more than elsewhere we were told it was because we had little gas storage and were therefore a change in price impacted us more than other countriesSomething doesn’t add up on all this
Read something the other week that on average European countries are paying 45% more for electricity than prior to the war in Ukraine and everything that’s gone with that. Italy was the highest at around 75%, France was the lowest at around 5%. We’re apparently around 250%. Based on that other countries are clearly doing something different to us and they were supposed to be more vulnerable than us (France aside) as we’re largely leading the way in wind (offshore especially) and were less reliant on imports from Russia. Something doesn’t add up on all this. Unless you’re in the fossil fuel business or have shares in a fossil fuel business.
just as well there's not a shortage of maths teachers ...Further maths should sort it
Actually agree we should improve maths education and it should be to 18 like most countries. However like so much Tory policy in recent years this is nothing more than a headline with no substance behind it, no plan, no funding.
They could take 4% off by rejoining the single marketJust like slashing inflation. They've been saying for months it's down to global factors, but now they're going to half it.
It's just vacuous bollocks.
bit of a coincide they announce they're going to halve it shortly after forecasts show its expected to fall by half this yearJust like slashing inflation. They've been saying for months it's down to global factors, but now they're going to half it.
It's just vacuous bollocks.
Just a load of PR with all media playing along , for a bloke who hasn't been elected ,who's going to steal around £4-5K from workers/families over the next four years after them already taking something equivalent this year and part of last.Actually agree we should improve maths education and it should be to 18 like most countries. However like so much Tory policy in recent years this is nothing more than a headline with no substance behind it, no plan, no funding.
bit of a coincide they announce they're going to halve it shortly after forecasts show its expected to fall by half this year
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