Cost of Living Crisis

[O'Kelly Isley III]

22 minutes ago, Dawson Park Boy said:

What’s pompous and condescending about trying to be frugal on energy usage?

Just seems an obvious and sensible thing to do.

It wasn't a commentary on the specific issue of fuel poverty, it was an observation on your unremitting tone of moral certitude shorn completely of empathy for others less fortunate in society.

Either that or you are simply trolling, in which case fair play.

[Duries Air Freshener]

28 minutes ago, Dawson Park Boy said:

What’s pompous and condescending about trying to be frugal on energy usage?

Just seems an obvious and sensible thing to do.

Personal responsibility matters not a jot to these people.

Bashing the Tories and demanding they throw cash at people is all that will satisfy them.

[Highlandmagar]

Just now, Duries Air Freshener said:

Personal responsibility matters not a jot to these people.

Bashing the Tories and demanding they throw cash at people is all that will satisfy them.

Utter bilge. Personal responsibility should always be forefront of any human being. But! You have a government who don't give a fig about people in despair. People who are working, can't afford the cost of living. Disadvantaged people, people who cannot fend for themselves through no fault of their own. And why has it taken so long to help these people? Youe the archetypal Tory. "I am all right Jack f**k you" Disgusting reprehensible and downright subhuman.

[Duries Air Freshener]

1 minute ago, Highlandmagyar Tier 3 said:

Utter bilge. Personal responsibility should always be forefront of any human being. But! You have a government who don't give a fig about people in despair. People who are working, can't afford the cost of living. Disadvantaged people, people who cannot fend for themselves through no fault of their own. And why has it taken so long to help these people? Youe the archetypal Tory. "I am all right Jack f**k you" Disgusting reprehensible and downright subhuman.

Many thanks for the kind words.

[D Angelo Barksdale]

'Take out a payday loan to have chips with your burger'

Just incredibly bleak.

[Cassie]

Does anyone else's inner voice default to Forrest Gump when reading posts by DP Boy?

[Blootoon87]

Personal responsibility matters not a jot to these people.
Bashing the Tories and demanding they throw cash at people is all that will satisfy them.

Ah, personal responsibility now is it? Like Boris Johnson you mean?

[Duries Air Freshener]

7 minutes ago, Blootoon87 said:

12 hours ago, Duries Air Freshener said:

Personal responsibility matters not a jot to these people.
Bashing the Tories and demanding they throw cash at people is all that will satisfy them.

Ah, personal responsibility now is it? Like Boris Johnson you mean?

Do you not know what personal responsibility is?

[Blootoon87]

Do you not know what personal responsibility is?

I do, yes. Do you think Boris Johnson is a good example of someone taking personal responsibility over any aspect of their life?

[Duries Air Freshener]

8 minutes ago, Blootoon87 said:

10 minutes ago, Duries Air Freshener said:

Do you not know what personal responsibility is?

I do, yes. Do you think Boris Johnson is a good example of someone taking personal responsibility over any aspect of their life?

I never mentioned Boris Johnson?

Weird question.

[Blootoon87]

I never mentioned Boris Johnson?
Weird question.

No, I did. Would you care to answer it? It's just that telling everyone to exercise personal responsibility while supporting Boris Johnson would make you seem a wee bit hypocritical.

[Duries Air Freshener]

1 minute ago, Blootoon87 said:

4 minutes ago, Duries Air Freshener said:

I never mentioned Boris Johnson?
Weird question.

No, I did. Would you care to answer it? It's just that telling everyone to exercise personal responsibility while supporting Boris Johnson would make you seem a wee bit hypocritical.

No, I prefer to stick to the issue at hand.

I’ve never even said I support Johnson.

What a bizarre way to behave.

Edited May 27, 2022 by Duries Air Freshener

[Blootoon87]

No, I prefer to stick to the issue at hand.
What a bizarre way to behave.

Shitebag.

[Duries Air Freshener]

6 minutes ago, Blootoon87 said:

7 minutes ago, Duries Air Freshener said:

No, I prefer to stick to the issue at hand.
What a bizarre way to behave.

Shitebag.

I won’t be responding meaningfully to petty insults.

if you’d like to debate sensibly then feel free to engage.  Otherwise, you’ll be receiving no further replies on this thread.

[Salt n Vinegar]

Memo to those of a Tory mindset... sometimes, taking money from business and the taxes paid by the general population and using it to help folk who are struggling is a good thing.  The Chancer of the Exchequer seems to be getting praise for that wee outbreak of something that could be described as socialism. 

Also, although I can't say I'm enjoying paying higher energy costs, at present we are not exactly starving. For those who are already working full-time and whose outgoings were already at or near their total income it might not be particularly helpful to talk about personal responsibility in the face of food and energy inflation.  In hard times, folk cut back, that's pretty clear, but it's harder to cut back on food and energy use if these are the household's major outgoings. 

[Salt n Vinegar]

Cost of living crisis? What cost of living crisis? 

Clearly the "some folk have more money than sense" notion still applies... 

"From street parties to collectables, the nation is set spend millions on royal memorabilia to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee." 

(source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61594319) 

Folk who have money for that garbage ought to donate their new financial support to food banks or similar organisations, IMO. They can't honestly claim that they need it. 

[Dan Steele]

1 hour ago, Cassie said:

Does anyone else's inner voice default to Forrest Gump when reading posts by DP Boy?

 

Although it's Harry Enfield's Tory Boy for me.

[Suspect Device]

1 minute ago, Salt n Vinegar said:

Cost of living crisis? What cost of living crisis? 

Clearly the "some folk have more money than sense" notion still applies... 

"From street parties to collectables, the nation is set spend millions on royal memorabilia to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee." 

(source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61594319) 

Folk who have money for that garbage ought to donate their new financial support to food banks or similar organisations, IMO. They can't honestly claim that they need it. 

You could say the same thing about many, many other useless shit that folk spend their money on. Cigarettes and alcohol, gambling, fake nails/eyelashes/tan, gym memberships, every streaming service going, takeaway food etc etc etc.

All unnecessary and should be the first thing cut back on. The problem comes when you've cut back on all the unnecessary shite and still haven't got enough money. 

[101]

6 minutes ago, Snafu said:

Some would say that the sudden generosity of the UK Government is a diversionary tactic to distract away from the Party Gate findings and Met Police investigation.

https://www.thenational.scot/politics/20169442.joanna-cherry-tories-knew-cost-living-help-brazen-diversion-tactic

Well of course during yesterday's PMQs he said it was unconservative to raise business taxes.

Now they have got the hang of windfall taxes let's get a 75% tax on extraordinary profits registered between March 2020 and February 2022 and actually help folk rather than just provide sticking plasters.

[Dawson Park Boy]

59 minutes ago, The Skelpit Lug said:

 

Although it's Harry Enfield's Tory Boy for me.

Actually, they’re both favourites.

Must have watched FG about seven times.

Harry Enfield, now you’re talking. Personal favourites are the ‘Yorkshire Man’, - it’s got everything , homophobia, racism, misogyny, they’re all there aplenty, and possibly Ulsterman.

Fantastic.