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Prices rising already

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  • Pincher
    Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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    For the purpose of getting a cheaper tariff, I have precipitated the Brexit. EU will now disintegrate, the EURO will disappear, and the world economy will grind to a snails pace. Demand for oil will drop, and so the price.

    I expect the economic malaise will take months to propagate, but should take effect by April 2017. This means cheap tariffs will be plentiful from May 2017. A one year fix will therefore be sufficient.
  • footyguy
    footyguy Posts: 4,157 Forumite
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    gsmlnx wrote: »
    ...They are both sorry if anyone was misled but tough.

    They are not the only ones who may have misled the public.

    Remember when the date was set for the referendum, 'call me Dave' promised:
    Three years ago I committed to the British people that I would renegotiate our position in the European Union and hold an in-out referendum.


    Now I am delivering that commitment.


    You will decide.


    And whatever your decision, I will do my best to deliver it.
    https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pms-statement-following-cabinet-meeting-on-eu-settlement-20-february-2016

    But now, because he didn't get his own way, he appears to have thown his teddy out the pram and is going to sulk off in 3 months ... before which he will do nothing to deliver what was decided.

    :cool:
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,655 Forumite
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    edited 25 June 2016 at 8:43PM
    @footyguy

    Q. How can you tell a politician is lying?
    A. He's still breathing.
  • Bark01
    Bark01 Posts: 892 Forumite
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    edited 27 July 2016 at 7:41PM
    Electricity price rises have been going on for a few months, its got nothing to do with Brexit. Non energy prices are going up by more than the wholesale price has come down.
  • NittyGritty
    NittyGritty Posts: 967 Forumite
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    gsmlnx wrote: »
    Well the energy companies have started to remove cheaper tariffs , GB Energy Topaz gone today. Replaced with a more expensive one.



    as with nearly all new tariffs apart from a few, which may work out slightly cheaper

    energy companys nearly always use new tariffs as a sneaky way to slightly increase/hike their prices


    as it looks better for them than to announce an official price hike nationwide
  • Pincher
    Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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    Online Fixed Price Energy June 2017

    Vs

    Online Fixed Price Energy July 2017


    The new Scottish Power one year fix is out, and it's higher. For my postcode.

    Electricity

    10.268p going up to 10.621p


    Gas

    2.252p going up to 2.384p


    Counting down to July 2017, the world economy has collapsed, and oil is down to $20 a barrel. I'll get a cheap fix, and kick start the economy again.
  • Pincher
    Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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    Just keeping a log.

    Online Fixed Price Energy September 2017

    Gas 2.518p
    Electricity 10.983p

    Just keeping a log, so I know how bad reality is getting, compared to my one year fixed bubble.
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