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They have a stake in some renewables and nuclear power, but predominantly they're a gas production and supply firm. As far as I can see their main customers are their own downstream companies: ie British Gas (and Bord Gais in Ireland) so ultimately the same 12 million households and sundry businesses as mentioned in the quoted post. British Gas make the £60 per household profit, but they also pass on the costs associated with the even greater profits of their parent company and main supplier.
I'm going to sink the yacht the chief exec buys
I live in a flat in Hither Green that is relatively new build (built in 2011 i think) - one of the ways these geniuses thought of saving money was to not install energy meters to to the flats by default (because the providers would not do it for free for a commercial client), so they left it to the future tenants to do that. So basically my flat is connected straight to the UK Power Network and I have not paid for energy for the past 4 years, same for some of my neighbors. I even contacted UK Power NEtwork and they said there's not a lot they can do, unless I want to shoot myself on the foot and have a supplier install one so that I can finally pay my electricity.
Thanks, just having a look at Centrica's share price, and while it has risen this year it's not that much different to what it was 10 years ago. Annual dividend 2.43%. With a poor attention span I know I have limitations on this stuff though, I very rarely buy individual shares.
https://www.google.com/search?q=cen...EAAYjwIyEwgBEC4YgwEYxwEYsQMY0QMYgAQyDQgCEAAYg
That's going to be a big ouch one day
I got free gas in a flat for a year once, the gas board kept sending people round to look for the meter, which was obviously in someone else's flat but they wouldn't believe us. Never did pay, sorry someone else.
MEGA-POLL!
This isn't new, it's been going on for decades, think about all the houses/flats that were built in the 1960's in the Manchester area, most of those are/were worse than the "slums" they were built to replace, some were so bad they've been demolished already
I suppose it would give an incoming government a greater pool of talent to find ministers from. God knows there are some feckwits in there at the moment.
We have a by-election tomorrow in what is the Kingswood constituency, which changes at the next GE. Our MP was Chris Skidmore who resigned due to disagreement with Sunak total climb down on green environmental issues.
I am hopeful that it will go to the Labour candidate as the Tory candidate has fought a typically dirty campaign.
It’s today mate! I’m off to vote in a little while, make sure you don’t forget!
I'm ashamed to say I hadn't realised it was a dual by-election day. I see the other one is because that complete and utter wanker Peter Bone has gone, so who's standing, Mrs complete and utter wanker. The tories really are unbelievable at times, but I guess a 90 year-old selection committee will have picked her.
Also take your id!
Looking at the replies one of them says Corbyn should join the Greens. I wonder how they would handle that one?
I would vote Labour personally but I wouldn't be unhappy at more Green MPs either. Would evaluate it at manifesto-time.
Don't think the Greens need that baggage, best if Corbyn is an independent who may vote with them anyway.
I'm still hopeful for a Lab-Green coalition. Very unlikely of course but it's the only way I can see Labour coming close to the policies i'd like.
At least the Greens have created a political party and are fighting their corner, none of this 'it's impossible because everything is against us' you get from the far left. I wish them well, if not a supporter as it stands I am a potential one.
I'm not massively surprised there's been a move away from Labour. I was in Sheffield at the weekend and the centre feels like a total ghost town. It's a weird place considering its size but clearly tons of bad investment has happened.
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BBC doing everything they can to avoid blaming Sunak.
Exactly.The next 10 years will be
The 1.5-2% is yearly. From 2010, the nominal gdp has grown almost 25-30%
if you’d had that extra money from your energy bill, you’d have only wasted it.
In starbucks coffee and avocado toast
Yep that’s going to make the county a nicer place to live. The majority of people get an extra £17 in their monthly pay packet and public services are cut by billions. Who needs working roads, health service, education, police, libraries, etc etc?
Just a final push to wreck and privatise on the way out. Sadly this country is the perfect place to pilot extreme capitalism as it has been and always will be, full of serfs.
We need the French farmers to come and save us.
Mental. So they're blaming the recession on people not spending as much, after people changed their spending habits due to the cost of living crisis they allowed to happen, and they spent the entirety of last year telling us we can't be paid more because it will make inflation worse.
The only bright side to all of this is it's proof the Tories can't be trusted with even the economy.
The only bright side to all of this is it's proof the Tories can't be trusted with even the economy.
I live in Rochdale and the by-election here is a total bloody mess. The two candidates I'd naturally consider to vote for (Greens and Labour) have both withdrawn and I'm completely unsure what to do now. My real fear is a very small turnout with votes split across the number of small local candidates, meaning Galloway gets in. I know the seat will go Labour again at the General Election, but the intermediate time could be awful. I'm already avoiding the town centre to miss politicians.
How are people not rioting? It is obvious that the increase in energy bills is mostly to increase profits.
What do you have against profits? Is not capitalism the best system?
Double that £17 by cancelling Netflix and you’ll be in a 5 bed mansion in no time.
Grey everywhere and Chanel bed covers
Grey everywhere and Chanel bed covers
You’ll have to cut down the avocado toast as well to afford such classy furnishings.
Entering another recession before getting out of the last one
Couldn’t make that film today. Children of MEN?Entering another recession before getting out of the last one
