As usual, Scots have been ignored and disrespected by this Tory Govt

Miser1964

The price cap of £2,500 on average bills sounds good, until you look at Britain's weather patterns! 

Scots have days and weeks of sub-zero temperatures while Cornwall is still mild. Naturally Scots have to put on the C/H sooner (like now!) and will keep it running until May 2023. 

The cap should reflect the additional heating needs of those outside the M25 and be set at £1,750 for average bills in Scotland. Just saying. 

What_time_is_it

Same as it ever was.

scobie

Hang on.  Haven’t you got it the other way round?

if Scots use more power than Southern softies, and the cap is applied to the unit cost of that power, surely you are getting more benefit than those softies?

I can say that because I’m a Yorkshireman and use no heating ever and use candles in the winter. 

I see nothing in the proposals about candles. 

[Deleted User]

What a mad approach - although from the title it's clear that it's a political point rather than a practical one.

Krakkkers

Yes, Scots will get the greatest benefit.

km1500

I live in the South where it is positively balmy in the winter and thus very little 'saving'.

Typical Tories - disrespecting the South...

The_Green_Hornet

I think you will have bigger problems once the SNP run out of money.

ProDave

If you don't like the weather here, move to Cornwall, or some other less cold place?  You are part of a United Kingdom, you have that freedom to go and live and work anywhere you want to within that.

But before you moan too much look at how tax take per person in Scotland is lower yet public spending per person is higher, so we actually get a pretty good deal.

mmmmikey

Whoa! I live in Lincolnshire and all you can see is field after field of cauliflowers. Have you any idea how much energy it takes to boil a cauliflower to make it edible? It's all very well you softy southerners and hard northerners wanting more - what about us and our cauliflowers? I'm going to campaign for an independent Lincolnshire if this goes on!

deejaybee

ProDave said:

If you don't like the weather here, move to Cornwall, or some other less cold place?  You are part of a United Kingdom, you have that freedom to go and live and work anywhere you want to within that.

But before you moan too much look at how tax take per person in Scotland is lower yet public spending per person is higher, so we actually get a pretty good deal.

Yep England has been getting badly ripped off by our friends beyond the wall for generations now.

scobie

mmmmikey said:

Whoa! I live in Lincolnshire and all you can see is field after field of cauliflowers. Have you any idea how much energy it takes to boil a cauliflower to make it edible? It's all very well you softy southerners and hard northerners wanting more - what about us and our cauliflowers? I'm going to campaign for an independent Lincolnshire if this goes on!

I suspect the rest of the U.K. would fully support your campaign.