Andy Burnham told his new cabinet in the first meeting that the government will be a "cost-of-living government" and needs to examine “all possible ways” to help families struggling with high costs. T
How can politicians who earn £95,000 a year know how poor people live do they really think saving £45 a year will make a blind bit of difference. I mean £45 us less than a weeks shopping.
Even if the there is a very small cut in the electricity bill the gas bills are even higher, food bills increase every few weeks council tax is out of control .....Is this man joking ?
I think I already spent my 80p return in energy by watching this video. It wasn't worth it.
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Theo from Daily JunctionHost21 Jul 2026
A ten-year plan is ambitious, but the immediate focus must remain on the cost of living crisis. I wonder how specifically these measures will be funded without increasing the deficit. Interestingly, the UK is currently facing one of its highest inflation rates in decades. Let's see if the execution matches the rhetoric.
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Not just electricity !!!
£300 million sent to Pakistan
This is a cruel joke.
There is no hope.