Reply to: British Gas profiteering

[quackhandle]

Gotta laugh at the public relations disaster for British Gas today:

British Gas Twitter Q&A backfires on day of huge price increases | Metro News

Indeed dear Bert got twatted on twitter. Makes you wonder what did they expect?



qh

[Kanye]

What I don't get is that the country and media are in uproar over £50-£100 energy bills, but nobody seems to care less about the £800+ a month most of us pay for rent or mortgage.

That's the real extortion in the country.

£100 for energy seems pretty fair in comparison.

[lilelvis2000]

But it does provide an element of energy security, rather than importing more

Its a stop-gap until something else can be found before my great-grandchildren are born. After that, I suspect the lights will go out - permanently. Well, until they can get this fusion stuff sorted.

[amcdonald]

Naah. The energy companies came out a while ago and said fracking wouldn't impact the prices significantly. Perhaps this was some play so that the current company would give up making way for the big six take over. hmmm

But it does provide an element of energy security, rather than importing more

[lilelvis2000]

Let's get on with fracking, then we can have a significant discount from ourselves.

Npower have just cut my bills. Maybe they'll announce a 10% rise tomorrow, but it's true that they have cut them slightly which is not according to the script.

Naah. The energy companies came out a while ago and said fracking wouldn't impact the prices significantly. Perhaps this was some play so that the current company would give up making way for the big six take over. hmmm

[SantaClaus]

Gotta laugh at the public relations disaster for British Gas today:

British Gas Twitter Q&A backfires on day of huge price increases | Metro News

[darmstadt]

In Nordic countries if you live in an apartment you have communal heating, which together with the triple glazing etc keeps the cost down.

Isn't that called a sauna?

[amcdonald]

I might invest in a poo burning machine.

Pair that with an Indian restaurant and you're onto a winner

[AtW]

What exactly does that mean?

Paying corp tax due on corp profits made in UK.

[doodab]

I might invest in a poo burning machine.

[DodgyAgent]

As long as they pay full corp tax on UK profits it's fine.

What exactly does that mean?

[VectraMan]

Not bad. Considering that the ones below the UK probably get a significant discount from Russia.

Let's get on with fracking, then we can have a significant discount from ourselves.

Npower have just cut my bills. Maybe they'll announce a 10% rise tomorrow, but it's true that they have cut them slightly which is not according to the script.

[lilelvis2000]

Interesting when you factor the taxes in.
Germany paying more than UK overall, but purchases from market for far less than UK. The rest is tax.
Wouldn't like to heat a home in Sweden

Not bad. Considering that the ones below the UK probably get a significant discount from Russia.

[vetran]

As long as they pay full corp tax on UK profits it's fine.

what UK profits?

[AtW]

As long as they pay full corp tax on UK profits it's fine.