FOR the majority of my constituents, this cost of living crisis that we are hurtling into rudderless will be the most financially difficult period they have ever faced. Unlike the financial crash of 2008 or Covid, we are seeing the price of everyday items skyrocketing with little to no help from the UK Government and a total abdication of leadership from a zombie Prime Minister.
On a near-weekly basis, we are seeing forecasts for fuel costs going up and up, and the price of everything in the shops increasing far beyond the level of inflation we are being told is the case on the news. While inflation may well be about 12% nationally, for those on lower, or no wages, it is closer to 30%. It is likely that by the middle of winter the average fuel bill per month will be more than the state pension or average Universal Credit payment.
