Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Why should the energy companies pass on reductions in the wholesale price of energy? They are not charities. Do you expect McDonalds to reduce prices because they can buy meat cheaper. Companies don't normally pass on savings due to reduced costs. It is market forces. They are businesses and the purpose is to make profit for shareholders.

So Hays when all the poor pensioners cant pay their bills this winter are you going to foot the hospital bills when they are all hospitalised.?????? Itl come out of your tax in the long run and the energy companys will be laughing all the way to the bank.

Come into the real world.

Hays.

Mcdonalds is not a "necessity" and people can walk to "outlet" or do without.

Energy for the majority is a "necessity" and many of those who use it can't shop around.

Also, in that "energy" permeates almost if not all functioning of society then it is either reasonable to have it "state" owned and managed or the state having the restricted by "unrealistic" or "unreasonable" price hikes.

They can also use Burgerking Fred. Real competition in that market sadly not in the energy market.

I notice on question time last night majority in audience were in favour of re-nationalisation of energy market.

I did not say that there should be no internentio, just that you can't expect the companies to reduce prices. It is really a question of the intervention. The green levy added by the last Labour government has a lot to do with the high price. Without it, our energy prices would be towards the low end of EU countries. Our green taxes are among the very highest in Europe. It was just an excuse for Labour to tax us more.

GREEN is the future wether you like it or not.We cannot destroy the earth by just carrying on like we are doing or going backwards like the Tories to coal.

LOL LOL LOL.....

October 25th, 2013


Quote of the Day


Cameron on the Guardian:

“And the first priority of a prime minister is to help try and keep your country safe, and that means not having some la di da, airy fairy view about what this all means, it’s understanding intelligence and security services do an important job.”

Good quote.

Hays,

"The green levy added by the last Labour government"

From Cameron your greenest of green PM, "Hug a husky", we are all greeeeeeen now.

Apparently, 60% of green regulations costs have been introduced by the Cameron, who is either has pre-senile dementia or not learning his mantras.

And about time too.

Hes a liar and even the Tories on the back benchers are wiseing up to him. Surely a PM cant be that incompetent that he doesnt realise he introduced the 60% of regulation costs.

Hays,

If security is base on Cameroon understanding we haven't a chance.

He is getting ready for take off in time for the next election.

nuclear energy!

No Tories talking about opening coal mines.

are world coal prices now higher in real terms than they were say 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago?

yes, there are also different qualities of coal, chinese coal being almost exclusively (i think) with a high sulphur content and therefore "bad news" notwithstanding that modern technology can now strip that out before emission - but it's an expensive process and the chinese couldn't give a toss anyway

personally, i'm all for nuclear power

I notice on question time last night majority in audience were in favour of re-nationalisation of energy market.

Goldfinger

That's because it was broadcast in Liverpool , why wasn't Derick Hatton on the panel, lol

Chris Hutchin's dared to mention immigraytion , one on the panel want off about how it had helped the wealth of this country.

Can't stand that Caroline Flint

immigration has indeed been of HUGE benefit to this country ..... it's the effects of the open door policy that have been the disaster

So the answer is no