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This is good if you pay for energy in the UK. Prices have shot up recently, and there are fears that a lot of people will get surprised if the winter is chilly.
by lordnacho 5y ago
This is good if you pay for energy in the UK. Prices have shot up recently, and there are fears that a lot of people will get surprised if the winter is chilly. Of course we've yet to see how it plays out.
Friends on mine in the energy business think it could get really really bad if it's cold.
- bserge 5y ago
- dijit 5y agoMuch in the same way that burning down your house is a comfort for those who cannot afford their gas bill?
- jstanley 5y agoNo, in the same way that warm weather is a comfort for those who cannot afford their gas bill.
- samwillis 5y agoI think you are right, there is certainly a lot of people here hoping for a very mild winter. Hopefully the relief from rising energy prices this winter doesn’t distract from the bigger picture of climate change, but we must also not be dismissive of those in need. There are so many people in the UK who have to make difficult choices each winter about heating their house or spending elsewhere. It’s estimated to be 1 in 10 households (3m people)[0]. So we can take a small amount of comfort that in the short term that this is help for them, but we must as a society address both these problems (income inequality and climate change) 0: https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/25/one-in-10-uk-families-will-struggle-to-cover-basics-this-winter-charity-finds https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/25/one-in-10-uk...