hlane17
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Cost push inflation! I was trying to think of the term when I was writing my response the other day cheers for reminding meThe main element over the last year has been cost-push.
Cost push inflation! I was trying to think of the term when I was writing my response the other day cheers for reminding meThe main element over the last year has been cost-push.
If the power supply shortage is caused by war, how, in the short term do you increase supply?the solution to a power price inflation spike isn’t grants and loans and handouts. It’s more supply. Try getting that past todays eco loons ..
Shoot Putin?If the power supply shortage is caused by war, how, in the short term do you increase supply?
Not sure why you've bought "eco loons" into this, in the long term renewable energy would be a far more viable way to achieve borderline free energy, it's basically impossible with fossil fuels. The main reason that stuff like oil is so expensive is that there's a finite amount of it and it isn't distributed evenly between countries (meaning the countries that do have oil have a strong bargaining position with everyone else).the solution to a power price inflation spike isn’t grants and loans and handouts. It’s more supply. Try getting that past todays eco loons ..
If that was an exam question i'd have given you full marks for those just those 2 wordsShoot Putin?
Can we put Putin in it?We have a Poo Tin up the road for pet waste…
Looking forward to that bill, notFFS
Energy bills forecast to hit over £4,200 a year
The average household could pay £355 a month, up from £164 currently, consultancy Cornwall Insight warns.www.bbc.co.uk
and therein is one of the problemsShoot Putin?
Which equates to £89 per week. Many people can't even save that amount on a weekly basis, so how the hell they will survive, god knows?.FFS
Energy bills forecast to hit over £4,200 a year
The average household could pay £355 a month, up from £164 currently, consultancy Cornwall Insight warns.www.bbc.co.uk
I know this is delving into politics but unfortunately this is a consequence of first past the post elections, when you can lose complete power with a 5% swing you can't afford to do costly long term investments, most voters will only care about how things like finances look in the short term. As a result politicians are encouraged to do things that will pay off in time for the next election to stay in power even if it isn't the best thing for the country in the long term.It isn't hindsight to say that selling off of major areas of our power to french energy companies, or relying on china for nuclear investment was a rotten set of decisions in amongst a whole batch of such idiocy.
If it looked like a bad deal to just about any thinking person, (same as the contracts to private firms to build schools, hospitals, prisons etc and rent them back to UK Guv at BIG profits) some time soon there must be a loud crash of tons of pennies dropping that these political decisions were crooked, corrupt AND criminal.
Short-termism extends beyond just politics. It seems an entire way of life in the UK nowadays.I know this is delving into politics but unfortunately this is a consequence of first past the post elections, when you can lose complete power with a 5% swing you can't afford to do costly long term investments, most voters will only care about how things finances look in the short term. As a result politicians are encouraged to do things that will pay off in time for the next election to stay in power even if it isn't the best thing for the country in the long term.
The UK has needed to invest in new power stations for years now. Successive governments have continually put off the decision and kicked the can down the road whilst dithering on an energy strategy. Even easy gains - such as enhanced energy efficiency through insulation - have largely been ignored.It isn't hindsight to say that selling off of major areas of our power to french energy companies, or relying on china for nuclear investment was a rotten set of decisions in amongst a whole batch of such idiocy.
If it looked like a bad deal to just about any thinking person, (same as the contracts to private firms to build schools, hospitals, prisons etc and rent them back to UK Guv at BIG profits) some time soon there must be a loud crash of tons of pennies dropping that these political decisions were crooked, corrupt AND criminal.
Out of curiosity what are the renewable energy sources we could use?The UK has needed to invest in new power stations for years now. Successive governments have continually put off the decision and kicked the can down the road whilst dithering on an energy strategy. Even easy gains - such as enhanced energy efficiency through insulation - have largely been ignored.
With planning and foresight we’d have already made the switch to renewable energy and wouldn’t be so vulnerable to fluctuations in gas or oil prices and would also have improved the appalling air quality.