Here we go again,that time of year.



Cartel springs to mind.



Average £30 a week for heating etc,doesn't it just tick you off

Yeah but they're really, truly sorry.



Makes you wonder how Milliband is going to make his price freeze stick, not that he'll get a chance to put the brave words into practice mind...

Bonuses all round and dividends to the fore.



Don't you just love the IDLE rich, sat playing with their computers, drinking, smoking, eating and not producing anything of benefit to the country.



Ooops sorry



That should have been the lazy feckless disabled.

As [iWhich?[/i has illustrated in the most recent issue of its magazine, there's a huge amount of lies going around about, for instance, wholesale prices – and also the 'government costs' (ie the green stuff).

Perhaps OFGEM should try and be more like OFWAT,

They at least do a reasonable job holding the water industry to account.

A 'bit' of fuel poverty is a small price to pay. We must think of the welfare of shareholders.

In amongst the price comparison sites, I chanced upon examples of longterm deals available - you can fix a price up to around 2017 - but you will start off paying a significantly higher rate. Understandably.



Anyway the point is it glibly said that the future prices over the period, and based on past experience, are predicated on whatever happens, prices rising at around 10% per annum. Now, that is bad enough - except

a) price competition was supposed to keep prices in check - yet if the price comparison people (who should know) are keeping accurate records, then across the board, all the suppliers are consistently averaging 10% pa price rises, each year, every year.

b) the 10% is not just on this years prices but on last years increase. The cumulative effect is that for every £1000 annual bill in Year 1, it rises to £2357 at Year 10. And this is in a so-called low inflation era. At that rate, after another 10 years it is £6115



Of course before long we will also be getting our annual hikes for council tax, water and all the rest.



At the same time, the Tories have more or less achieved wage deflation, significantly so if inflation is factored in.



If this continued then pretty soon nobody will have anything whatsoever left of their wage.

Don't worry ..... oh no!

You can change supplier ... to one with a strangely cheaper type of gas.

That really addresses the problem.

Don't worry ..... oh no!

You can change supplier ... to one with a strangely cheaper type of gas.

That really addresses the problem.

If we skipped the bills, they would all eventually go bust and reform the industry.. and then we'd have nothing further to complain about.



But who wants to brave the first wave of heavies, at the door?

I wonder how easy it would be to not use ANY gas or electricity at home ?



Heard a story on local radio today of some young bloke in an apartment who said that he was not paying water rates because his water was cut off and he was living quite well without it and not spending any extra money by purchasing bottled water and bathing with wet wipes.



Yes he did sound a bit barmy but how easy would it be to just not use and gas or electricity in your house ?



It would be easier if you had fireplaces with chimneys that could be re-opened and an old cooking range in the kitchen that you could base family life around, and candles or paraffin lamps for light ?



Throw away your TV and Skybox etc and cancel the TV licence then watch internet TV (don't tell anyone) and then You'd only really need electricity to charge up your laptop and mobile devices - sounds like it could be fun.



Letter to your electricity provider - "You've made me use some of your electricity to switch on the printer to send you this letter to tell you to stick your electricity bill and its standing charge where the sun don't shine, from now on I want to be on pay-as-you-go electricity..."

Is the question "Jumpin' Jack Flash"?