So, if we didn't know already, the media are referring to all the shite that's happening - cost of living wise - as #AwfulApril 🙄
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Is living in the United Kingdom good? #awfulapril
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@NorthantsGreens we have three Tory Parties all defending the interests of the Rich!
#Ukpol #ukpolitics
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💰 UK energy companies have made £514 billion in profits since 2020!
💰 Energy companies made £115 billion last year alone!
➡️ More than one in 10 households in England in fuel poverty last year!
#KeirStarmer
#AwfulApril 😤
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#EndFuelPoverty ⛔️
#RenationaliseEnergy
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Today's @thecourier.co.uk showing that #AwfulApril is set to continue. Scottish and UK Government's need to listen to the experiences of real people living through difficult times.
#BuyAPaper
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#AwfulApril
#DisabilityBenefitsCuts
#HandsOffDisabilityBenefit
#CarersBenefits
#PIP #UC #Poverty #PunchingDown
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The rich ARE getting richer the rest of us can struggle.
#AwfulApril
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‼️ Bills are set to rise more than £350 this year, while Universal Credit will only rise by around £80.
People turn to food banks when they can’t cover the cost of essentials.
Rising bills and failing social security risk pushing more people to food banks. #AwfulApril
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Before the General Election Keir Starmer’s Labour pledge to bring our energy bills down by £300
On #AprilFoolsDay, our energy bills have gone up for the third time under Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and have increased by 18%! 😤
#LabourLiars
#AwfulApril
#RenationaliseEnergy
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Seriously?
It’s bad enough it’s being introduced but then to hike it up immediately
#AwfulApril affects our closest friends too
[Irish citizens are exempt from this]
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![6h ago Starmer concedes cost of living crisis is ‘ongoing’ - but
09:32 insists ministers are 'bearing down’ on it
Bills increasing across the board for millions today - and speaking to our political
editor Beth Rigby, the prime minister admitted that *for most people, they would
say the cost of living crisis is ongoing and they feel the pressure financially”.
Sir Keir Starmer continued: “That's why it's so important that we make good on our
pledge that people would feel better off, and the national living wage going up.
today by an average of £1400 is going to affect millions of people.”
The PM also pointed to interest rates coming down, and wages rising more quickly
‘than prices.
"| acknowledge that with bills coming in, people see that rise and that is a
pressure,” the PM added. "So we're bearing down on this."
The Office for Budget Responsibility has said things will get harder for the public
before they get better, and the PM replied: "| am not going to stand here and say
people don't feel the impact of bills. OF course they do. | understand that.
"The question is, are we making them feel better off? And that's why the national
living wage [increase] today is so important.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5eyzxq6litcyeva7et2xs6yt/bafkreiceapivy5533vkymjvcxua76exhlt3e3b2ya7eey4ksdwqfv2dfwq)
6h ago Starmer concedes cost of living crisis is ‘ongoing’ - but 09:32 insists ministers are 'bearing down’ on it Bills increasing across the board for millions today - and speaking to our political editor Beth Rigby, the prime minister admitted that *for most people, they would say the cost of living crisis is ongoing and they feel the pressure financially”. Sir Keir Starmer continued: “That's why it's so important that we make good on our pledge that people would feel better off, and the national living wage going up. today by an average of £1400 is going to affect millions of people.” The PM also pointed to interest rates coming down, and wages rising more quickly ‘than prices. "| acknowledge that with bills coming in, people see that rise and that is a pressure,” the PM added. "So we're bearing down on this." The Office for Budget Responsibility has said things will get harder for the public before they get better, and the PM replied: "| am not going to stand here and say people don't feel the impact of bills. OF course they do. | understand that. "The question is, are we making them feel better off? And that's why the national living wage [increase] today is so important.”
Oh fuck off you gaslighting privileged Tory wanker....
#Starmer #CostOfLiving #AwfulApril #UKPOL #Ukpolitics #Austerity #OBR
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"The suffering will continue until you are all dead. I'm all though, Jack..."
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/01/bill-r...
#AwfulApril #UKPOL #UKpolitics #Austerity #Poverty #UKPOL #UKpolitics
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It really is #AwfulApril for people on low incomes. Already so many facing hunger & hardship, now bills shooting up by far more than inflation, whilst Universal Credit only rises 1.7%. We need urgent action - social security that at least covers the cost of essentials.
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Oooo lookie at all my bill rises ,and a happy Birthday to me 🙄
#AwfulApril
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#AwfulApril for sure. Southern Water 47% up. Everything is rocketing in price yet Labour decide it’s a great time to cut #disabilitybenefits The 1.7% increase to benefits this year doesn’t cover the utility bill increases, let alone food going up. Next it will be poorhouses are morally right 🤬 ♿️
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A photo of a crate of food at a food bank, with three arrows pointing up on the top. A screenshot from a headline in The Guardian is on top: Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board rises in 'awful April'
🚨 Not an April Fools joke: Household bills are going up by more than inflation (2.8%), while social security support rises by JUST 1.7%.
People are already struggling. More people will be at risk of needing a food bank.
It doesn’t have to be this way. The government CAN change this. #AwfulApril
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Happy #AwfulApril everyone 🙃
Energy bills ⬆️ to nearly £2k
Water bills ⬆️ 31% in some areas
Basic food prices 📈
All affect the poorest worst.
All ON TOP of Govt cuts to support for pensioners, children, disabled people.
These are political choices. Labour could have chosen a #WealthTax
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#AwfulApril
#Starmer
#Reeves
#CostOfLiving
Good job @labouruk.bsky.social didn't cut social security for the very poorest and protected them instead.
Oh, they did cut social security for the very poorest...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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‘This is taking energy prices up to the same level to where they were three years ago when the government started to take emergency measures to help people with their bills.’ Our Head of Policy Matt Copeland on BBC North West. Watch here from 08:50 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #AwfulApril
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When the majority of people have no spending power at all, then the economy will fail.
And with energy, water, council tax, broadband, vehicle excise, and TV licence all going up this month, it's obvious to everyone, except Rachel Reeves & Kier Starmer, that we've reached this point.
#awfulApril
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Utility and other household bills are rising by an overall average of 16% for us. Inflation is 3%. Absolutely still being ripped off in this country. #AwfulApril #Bills
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It's #AwfulApril time again!
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Oh yeah it’s #AprilfoolsDay today I forgot, nothing funny or joke about #AwfulApril price gouging hikes..
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What utter tosh!
Because the personal allowance is frozen until, at least, 2028 more will be dragged into paying tax.
Because this month bills will be increasing for water, gas, electricity & council tax, it means everyone will be worse off!
It will be an #AwfulApril for many households!
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