@andrew10612 It doesn't. But it does mean energy companies are not driven by the need to reward shareholders and pay million pound CEO packages. Price rises can be capped (look at France) in exceptional times. And people aren't profiting from ordinary people paying for basic utilities
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Useful thread about how plan proposed by Scottish Power and others will not save failed privatised electricity companies, or the economy, or many households, or businesses, but will give a £100 billion bung to these companies despite that. Time to renationalise
RT @RichardJMurphy: Those close to the government appear to be realising that UK households have no chance of surviving the coming winter with fuel bills forecast to rise…
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@riverislandhelp Did you know it's impossible to order on your website if you don't have an account? There is no prompt to create one, just to enter email and password. It just goes round and round in a loop...
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RT @SOSWhitstable: We are concerned by the @Conservatives response to the ongoing sewage crisis and the manner in which they are trying to shape the narrative and rewrite history. A thread ⤵️
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Heartbreaking for this mother and all her family.
The lack of coverage of this compared to other recent cases is utterly depressing.
#OwamiDavies
RT @BBCLondonNews: Student nurse Owami Davies was captured on CCTV in the company of a man on the night she was last seen alive. Her mum said: "This is such a terrible time for all those who love Owami and I am pleading for anyone who can help find her to contact police."
https://w…
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Water companies marking their own homework. Well there’s a surprise
Time to renationalise our key utilities. Take back control - isn’t that the phrase?
RT @Feargal_Sharkey: Well, well. Here's a copy of @thameswater's licence to operate as a water company issued by @Ofwat.
It's signed by Cathryn Ross as Chief Executive of Ofwat.
Would that be the Cathryn Ross that is now Director of Strategy and External Affairs at Thames Wat…
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RT @BernieSpofforth: UK - This is what happens when you cancel your direct debit with energy suppliers.
A warrant will be applied for to force entry & instal a smart meter, operating at ‘pay as you go’
Existing smart meters will be set to ‘pay as you go’
Millions will have no energy this winter.
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RT @DevonRapeCrisis: We’re hiring!
Come and work for a fabulous feminist organisation.
https://devonrapecrisis.org.uk/support-us/careers/
#jobs #counsellingjobs #therapyjobs #mentalhealth #rapecrisis @RapeCrisisEandW
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@paulcotswolds @PrivateEyeNews Those Glos Tories sound like a lovely bunch!
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RT @MattChorley: Key fact of the day (Well the fact that I’ve been repeating all day):
Only 60% of UK adults pay income tax.
So if you’re working poor on less than £12,750 you won’t benefit from a cut of nothing. You already keep all the money you earn thanks mostly to um… a Lib Dem policy.
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RT @WhyThisFieldWTF: THIS SAT 13th at 12.00! - Get in the Recording of the Vid of the Campaign Song!Loosely themed with a track from recently performed Footloose, a simple song that needs YOUR voice / instrument to bring it alive! Plus picnic and fun with others in the shade 🙂 See you in our field
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RT @RichardFoordLD: It’s wrong that you face a 70% rise in energy bills while oil and gas firms make billions of extra profit, all because the Govt won’t act.
@LibDems want to cancel the upcoming price cap rise - saving you and your family at least £1,400.
Add your name 👇🏻
https://www.libdems.org.uk/energy
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RT @GordonBrown: I estimate that in October, 50% of children – 7 million kids - will be in households that have to do without material necessities.
If nothing’s done before another increase in Jan, the fuel poor could rise to 39m – including 4 out of 5 lone parents, pensioners and large families.
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RT @EdwardJDavey: The contest to be leader of the Conservative Party might as well be happening in a parallel universe. Neither of them has any idea how to help people through what could be the toughest winter in decades.
The Government must cancel the planned rise in energy bills this October.
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@MelJStride @AnthonyMangnal1 Surely to god there is more to this than winning the next election?! Depressing beyond belief that all the Tories care about is winning an election. What about actually helping people out of poverty??? Making sure people aren’t choosing between food and warmth???
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RT @sanditoksvig: FAO The Archbishop of Canterbury
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constantly aiding my understanding of what it is really like to live on the edge of the poverty abyss all the time.
Your work is exceptional and I really hope one day you are properly rewarded for it.
HTTPS://www.PayPal.com/PayPalme/JackMonroe
Come on Twitter, let’s work some magic today
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“Poverty leaves scars that flare and itch for years…”
Another brilliant but harrowing piece from @BootstrapCook
Read it and donate to her tip jar please. I’ve sent you my appreciation for your commitment to making the world better Jack, for your honesty and passion and for
RT @BootstrapCook: I wrote a thing. It’s about the terrifying decision I’ve been making over the last few weeks, exactly ten years to the day since I wrote H…
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@Chris_Oliff Well exactly! Heating I can understand (and I do switch mine on and off with my app…).
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@FloClucas That’s the kind I like too… 😄
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