It’s interesting that terms like “Awful April” and “Cost of Living Crisis” are so rapidly adopted. I’m convinced they are thought up in something like a Civil Service or lobby group PR panel and then given to media. Both terms assure us that these things are short-lived and not usual when we know that “Austerity” (a less reassuring one) is now a permanent state of affairs. This is the way it’s going to be forever. Unless we go for the pitchforks and torches.

Why are our electric costs so high? We're always hearing how cheap renewables are and how we're using more renewables than ever, yet our bills keep going up? What gives?

Anything but tax the rich

“This is obviously a worrying time for families across the UK, which is why we remain determined to get bills down in the long term.”

Just continue to struggle to survive for the next few years people, and then everything will be dandy.

Get a bump in pay and it immediately all goes to cover increases in bills/essentials. No better off than this time last year...

Quick! Let's all run back to the tories in a knee jerk reaction!

Managed to save 13% on my energy bills and lock that in for 16 months. Now to crunch down on my broadband and mobile charges.

Small beer compared to all the rises you have no control over but every little helps, I suppose.