Oh Dear: Npower announces third price rise

[DimPrawn]

Lets face it.

If it's Public run, unions and governments cream off the money. If it's Privatised, shareholders cream off the money.

Just keep voting Labour and stop worrying.

[Jabberwocky]

Privatisation has given the public price competition, efficiency and a voice in the running of the utilities.

I will now take my pet ant for a walk.

Yeah and things are much better now aren't they ? Price competition my ass, they all keep upping prices, efficiency is debatable and as to having a voice. Do me a favour guv ...

[wonderwaif]

Gordon Brown is the best Chancellor this country has ever had.
Really.Yes really. Tony said.

[Paddy]

Privatisation has given the public price competition, efficiency and a voice in the running of the utilities.

I will now take my pet ant for a walk.

[Jabberwocky]

FFS it's all under control.

Record level of employment, lowest interest rates for 500 yrs, stable economy, we're all larfing.

Well Gordon is and that's all that matters. He's the next best thing to Arthur Scargill.

[MarillionFan]

If you dont like it move it.

[DimPrawn]

FFS it's all under control.

Record level of employment, lowest interest rates for 500 yrs, stable economy, we're all larfing.

[Mailman]

But how can this be when inflation is only 2.5%?

Mailman

[Jabberwocky]

Renationalisation of the utilities is the only solution ... we also need uniform salaries, no private property, and no free market. It's like christianity, once you open your heart to socialism there is no alternative.

[AtW]

There is no competition in supply market - energy is a commodity and very high prices shifted the balance, this pretty much forces all resellers to have similar prices. There is a need for more gas and oil fields to be discovered locally - but smart Brown Stuff taxed the Northern Sea dev so much that companies begun to stop dev there, very "wise" taxation indeed.

[Dundeegeorge]

So is your watch

Not on my watch they dont !

electric or gas-driven?

[Troll]

I can't shake off the feeling that all the utilities are manipulating the market

[Andyw]

Not on my watch they dont !

[milanbenes]

Inflation anyone...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5324794.stm

'Energy company Npower has announced its third price increase for domestic customers so far this year.
Its six million customers will face a 17.2% rise in their gas bills while electricity prices will go up 9.9% from 1 October.

Rising wholesale energy prices, which it said had jumped 250% since 2003 and 60% in the past year, were blamed.

The new charges will lead to an average increase of £92 a year for gas users and £36 for electricity customers. '



Milan.