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Boris Johnson faces demands to cut taxes
and energy bills to prevent 'cost of living
catastrophe' in the spring and help families
facing a year of soaring bills, lower
spending power and the highest inflation
for 30 years

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Posted By: Ribicon, 12/29/2021 12:00:24 PM

Boris Johnson faced pressure from across the political spectrum today to take action over soaring energy bills, tax rises and inflation to avoid a 'cost of living catastrophe' whacking the Covid-weary British public in 2022. The Prime Minister was urged to act as a think tank warned that next year will be the 'year of the squeeze', with households facing a hit of at least £1,200. The Resolution Foundation said that the public would face a choke point in April when the energy price cap is raised to account for eyewatering wholesale gas price increases, and a 1.25 percentage point increase in National Insurance contributions (NICs) comes into effect.

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The Bri'ish people march happily into the abyss with heads held high, demanding to freeze in the dark because of Green mandates while the government imports countless numbers of angry and unassimilable People of Color who get everything for free.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 12/29/2021 12:12:29 PM (No. 1022004)
OP - - are you describing the Brits or us? But the Brits don't need tax cuts - - they need good orthodontists - - and more windmills. BOOM! Problems solved.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 12/29/2021 3:32:33 PM (No. 1022296)
Boris Johnson seemed sensible....until he got power, and then his brains must have leaked out his ear one night. He's clearly an idiot, and doing everything wrong. And apparently his newish wife is an even bigger idiot, with a lot of sway over Boris.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: downnout 12/29/2021 3:49:06 PM (No. 1022316)
What did they expect, a herd of unicorns?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: mifla 12/30/2021 5:27:55 AM (No. 1022720)
Maggie was right.
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