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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Varche on 11 May 2012, 13:10:10
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Does anyone remember when the utilities were sold off we were assured prices would be kept low by competition. British Gas have announced that gas bills will go up 15% in the coming winter due to"Wholesale gas prices being higher". I wonder if one subsidiary of BG is selling wholesale to another part?
Anyway my answer would be to take a leaf out of The Argentinian president- Kirchner and renationalise the lot and pay whatever we think they are worth not the market rate. Oh and pay it back over years as there is a crisis. Most of the shares are owned by Johnny Foreigner anyway. ;D ;D
I wonder how the utilities in say France manage to adhere to government price rise caps of 5%? Maybe they milk the UK market for the difference!!
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I anyone still mad enough to buy it from British Gas anyway?
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They have 11 million customers.
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Not me anymore, moved 18 months ago :y
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Aaaah the old rising wholesale price chestnut again!! ::) ::) ::)
More like:- " Look here chaps, we've had a really mild winter and you havn't used enough gas! >:( This has affected our bottom line and our shareholders are going to get abit arsey when we pay ourselves astronomical bonuses this year! ;) So we've got to stick it to you again this year, about 15% should do it and that should keep everyone happy!! :) Except you lot, but we don't really give a toss about you our customers!!! :D "
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My fuel bills used to be a million pounds a year. But I got a good deal with EON and now I'm only paying nine hundred and ninety thousand pounds and, get this, I'm on a fifty year deal. So it won't matter to me ha ha ha ha ha ha burble gibber :D :D :D
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My fuel bills used to be a million pounds a year. But I got a good deal with EON and now I'm only paying nine hundred and ninety thousand pounds and, get this, I'm on a fifty year deal. So it won't matter to me ha ha ha ha ha ha burble gibber :D :D :D
How come you have got such a cheap deal? I can only assume you do your cooking over a camp fire, don't bother with hot water and only heat one room, to keep it just above freezing during the winter. ::) :o :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Read the second half of this article on UK commitment to reduce CO2 by 80% over 40 years, this £18bn per year has to come from somewhere. :o :o :o
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/9233096/Europe-alienates-us-all-as-foretold-40-years-ago.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/9233096/Europe-alienates-us-all-as-foretold-40-years-ago.html)
In this world of crony capitalism, I think the Government must have an agreement, don't mention carbon taxes for price increases and we'll turn a blind eye to them and your vast profit rises. >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Does anyone remember when the utilities were sold off we were assured prices would be kept low by competition. British Gas have announced that gas bills will go up 15% in the coming winter due to"Wholesale gas prices being higher". I wonder if one subsidiary of BG is selling wholesale to another part?
Anyway my answer would be to take a leaf out of The Argentinian president- Kirchner and renationalise the lot and pay whatever we think they are worth not the market rate. Oh and pay it back over years as there is a crisis. Most of the shares are owned by Johnny Foreigner anyway. ;D ;D I wonder how the utilities in say France manage to adhere to government price rise caps of 5%? Maybe they milk the UK market for the difference!!
For once,I completely agree. :y
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Does anyone remember when the utilities were sold off we were assured prices would be kept low by competition. British Gas have announced that gas bills will go up 15% in the coming winter due to"Wholesale gas prices being higher". I wonder if one subsidiary of BG is selling wholesale to another part?
Anyway my answer would be to take a leaf out of The Argentinian president- Kirchner and renationalise the lot and pay whatever we think they are worth not the market rate. Oh and pay it back over years as there is a crisis. Most of the shares are owned by Johnny Foreigner anyway. ;D ;D
I wonder how the utilities in say France manage to adhere to government price rise caps of 5%? Maybe they milk the UK market for the difference!!
For competition, read cartel.... :-\ :-\