Rising cost of living

[heero_yuy]

Bear in mind that the "old" stamps without the QR code are invalid in the new year.

[Taf]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Top tip, buy your stamps now !
An industry source tells me RM are going to increase their charges massively in November due to 'unprecedented costs' . This is on top of their usual January increase.

I've not used the Royal Mail for several years.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Taf

I've not used the Royal Mail for several years.

I only rely on the Royal Mail for my weekly TV magazine, which comes out every Tuesday.

Well, it’s Wednesday and it has still not arrived. This is not unusual. Sometimes it arrives on Friday. On occasions, it doesn’t arrive at all.

Shockingly bad service.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Yeah but there's only one 'local' shop in Cardiff so they can charge what they want

If it's the one I think it is Aldi, Tesco Extra , B and M all with in a short distance . However it has an old person s complex near by , can't understand why it's prices are so high ,can you on a other note , technically Spar is the world biggest supermarket chain

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I only rely on the Royal Mail for my weekly TV magazine, which comes out every Tuesday.

Well, it’s Wednesday and it has still not arrived. This is not unusual. Sometimes it arrives on Friday. On occasions, it doesn’t arrive at all.

Shockingly bad service.

Can you not get that magazine from a local newsagent shop, OB?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Can you not get that magazine from a local newsagent shop, OB?

Yes, and it may come to that. My present arrangement enables me to get a discount on the magazine and an online copy as well.

Unfortunately, my local shop does not stock it, and in my view, the Radio Times is inferior and the layout not as pleasing to the eye.

Given the energy crisis, there is even more reason to keep to that arrangement because it avoids an unnecessary trip to the town.

I think everyone is going to have to think about the cheapest way of doing things over the next year or so. I will be turning the heating down by a few degrees this winter, as well as turning it off altogether if possible towards the middle of the day, and we will be watching more carefully how many lights we have on around the house.

Fortunately we are not in the position of having to think about whether to heat or eat and I pity people who find themselves in that position.

I am looking to Liz Truss to put some policies in place to ensure the situation does not get any worse. The proposal put forward by the Scottish Power energy company seems to be a substantial part of the answer, and with Truss’s tax reduction proposals, we might actually get there, with much less government expenditure than spendthrift Labour are proposing.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Yes, and it may come to that. My present arrangement enables me to get a discount on the magazine and an online copy as well.

Unfortunately, my local shop does not stock it, and in my view, the Radio Times is inferior and the layout not as pleasing to the eye.

Given the energy crisis, there is even more reason to keep to that arrangement because it avoids an unnecessary trip to the town.

I think everyone is going to have to think about the cheapest way of doing things over the next year or so. I will be turning the heating down by a few degrees this winter, as well as turning it off altogether if possible towards the middle of the day, and we will be watching more carefully how many lights we have on around the house.

Fortunately we are not n the position of having to think about whether to heat or eat and I pity people who find themselves in that position.

I am looking to Liz Truss to put some policies in place to ensure the situation does not get any worse. The proposal put forward by the Scottish Power energy company seems to be a substantial part of the answer, and with Truss’s tax reduction proposals, we might actually get there, with much less government expenditure than spendthrift Labour are proposing.

https://inews.co.uk/news/liz-truss-t...arners-1809517

Yes, that £59 per year for those on the National Living Wage will make a large dent on the extra £4000 a year on their forecast Energy bills…

to be fair

Analysis by i of the latest Office for National Statistics figures shows that there are 524,000 individuals in the one per cent club, taking home an average of £208,000 a year.

Ms Truss’ reversal of the 1.25 per cent rise in National Insurance – known as the Health and Social Care Levy – will save these taxpayers £2,445 a year

Whilst those on average salary (around £29k pa) will benefit by around £237 per year, or to put it another way, around 18 days worth of next year’s forecast Energy bill…

[Taf]

Originally Posted by Itshim

If it's the one I think it is Aldi, Tesco Extra , B and M all with in a short distance . However it has an old person s complex near by , can't understand why it's prices are so high ,can you on a other note , technically Spar is the world biggest supermarket chain

That's the one, and a school behind it. It was Batemans greengrocers when I was a nipper, with the ironmonger next door, then the bakery, the milliners and the ladies' hairdresser.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Hugh

https://inews.co.uk/news/liz-truss-t...arners-1809517

Yes, that £59 per year for those on the National Living Wage will make a large dent on the extra £4000 a year on their forecast Energy bills…

to be fair

Whilst those on average salary (around £29k pa) will benefit by around £237 per year, or to put it another way, around 18 days worth of next year’s forecast Energy bill…

I said the Scottish Power solution + tax reductions. Under that proposal, bills to consumers can stay where they are rather than increase.

[pip08456]

Originally Posted by Taf

That's the one, and a school behind it. It was Batemans greengrocers when I was a nipper, with the ironmonger next door, then the bakery, the milliners and the ladies' hairdresser.

Showing your age now Taf!

[Hom3r]

I did notice that a premium butter in Sainsbury's was £3.50 for 250g.

I buy the Tesco sea salt one for £2.10 for 250g.

Not only that, but I am going to buy a load of chips as they are expected to hit the roof, due to poor harvest and weather.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I said the Scottish Power solution + tax reductions. Under that proposal, bills to consumers can stay where they are rather than increase.

Saddling future generations with worse economic conditions. The 1980s called and want their failed macroeconomic policies back.

[Hom3r]

Also, if like me (I have easy access to Asda, Tesco & Sainsbury's), I compare proses to the same products and buy from the cheapest.

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Hom3r

I did notice that a premium butter in Sainsbury's was £3.50 for 250g.

I buy the Tesco sea salt one for £2.10 for 250g.

Not only that, but I am going to buy a load of chips as they are expected to hit the roof, due to poor harvest and weather.

We like Lurpak unsalted. That's now £5 for 250g. Fortuantely I bought a load to put in the freezer a few months ago when it was half the price.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I said the Scottish Power solution + tax reductions. Under that proposal, bills to consumers can stay where they are rather than increase.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62645441

However, sources close to Mr Kwarteng would not be drawn on his enthusiasm, saying: "We had a meeting about it - that's all."