This shouldn't come as any surprise as many people can't afford basic day to day living costs because of low wages and reduced employee security.
An investment savings fund built up over ones working life to provide an income in retirement.
I took things into my own hands. Once my 12 months SIM only contract was up almost two years ago I moved over to a rolling 30-day. I will not go back to the big players on anything more than 30 days. Fuck the greedy bastards.
Mmm earlier it said £94, the extracted body text said "X and X" and now it's £19.
Water bills set to rise by £19
Water firms have hit out at bill rises of £94 over the next five years after wanting bigger hikes.
![Water bill row: Firms say £19 a year rise is not enough](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ef9eb11a-0073-40c0-9c26-dd2ad802b019.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Judging by the way wages have dropped since 2008, at latest, it feels as if we're heading for a new era of feudalism.
Is this the same chain of Burek King in New Jersey?
I know you are not joking. On top of that Ukraine provides a suitable test bed for weapons research.
We're only now feeling the effects of the water privatisation of a few decades ago along with the selling off of the council houses.
When it was reported on the radio news yesterday they said "jumped into the engine". I cannot find anything else to confirm if that's true. Either way it's horrific.
Yes you certainly have.
For clarity, I have not stated any excuse whatsoever, certainly not for Tories, but rather a reflection on where we are at present, where we could possibly be in the future and what has happened previously.
The realistic prospect of an armed conflict with Russia is what has changed.
Whether we cannot afford it is irrelevant, we may have no choice. We couldn't afford it in 1939 and it wasn't long ago that we'd only finished paying for our WW2 debts.
Unless something drastic happens that Putin comes to his senses we are in most likelihood heading for very dark times.
We're not the only country considering a return to National Service/Conscription.
For a few years now I've thought that the food industry will feature as the next controversy as tobacco has been. Years ago I read an article about High Fructose Corn Syrup, its history and its negative effect on the liver. I can't find the original but this one comes close. Ever since I've avoided HFCS.
We then have hydrogenated fats that are considered bad for the body.
The bottom line is that these ingredients are produced to make food production cheaper but at the expense of a healthy diet. Industry sector lobbying helps these ingredients to the market.
To say there's room for improvement is an understatement. Taurus.
I heard that in the US she's known as Moscow Marjorie.
And we thought Hungary was a problem.
I suspect there should be a /s on the end there.
It's probably been longer than that 2014 at least. But I'm sure others will say the cold war never ended.
I've always wondered where is the fine invisible line that separates this sort of interference from that being an act of war.
The boys caused £10,000 worth of damage during a break-in at a west London environmental college.
![Capel Manor College: Boys 11 and 12 sentenced for animal cruelty](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/89e6fb24-8139-4141-9286-604bfe83d1c9.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances investigation.
![Peter Murrell charged with embezzlement in SNP finance probe](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/513aa568-ddd7-492c-90a2-53d265c800a8.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Mark Menzies, who represents the seat of Fylde, told the Times he strongly disputed the allegations.
![Tory MP suspended over alleged misuse of campaign funds](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/342ba778-9d60-4e48-8cdf-3e4493edd6b9.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Dozens of bodies are found and al-Shifa hospital is "completely out of service", the Hamas-run health ministry says.
![Gaza's al-Shifa hospital in ruins after two-week Israeli raid](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/99ce154a-aea7-4545-bf0c-89f4da8fecda.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Survey of 15,000 people suggests even party leader Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire seat is at risk
![Conservatives set for worst election result yet, research shows](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f44713c3-9a2c-4b8f-ac21-140a1524706f.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Breakdown of which 250 would lose seats in election scenario will only add to mutinous mood but there is little consensus on what to do
![Latest election poll projection makes even worse reading for Tory MPs](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b65cf463-a089-4ebe-b3b3-8be4a893ba6d.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The robot - named Aurora - can climb rocks, go up stairs and make dance-like movements while flashing green lights. These tactics will be used to scare away wildlife.
![Headless, dog-sized robot to patrol Alaska airport to prevent bird strikes](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/384f8b62-ffb3-4dea-9af0-6945c326015f.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Seasonal dusty winds from the Sahara have been severe in recent months, blocking out the sunlight needed for cocoa bean pods to grow in west Africa. Heavy rainfall in the previous season has also spread a rotting disease among cacao trees.
![Chocolate prices could soar as changing climate patterns worsen cocoa crisis](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/cb344385-88b5-40ff-ad9f-26954cd6832a.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Counter-terrorism police are investigating the stabbing in south London on Friday afternoon.
![Pouria Zeraati: Iranian journalist shares defiant photo of himself from hospital bed after being stabbed in London](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/738ea21a-3b9c-4641-b1ff-3cf693d31e65.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The national guard is capable of appearing within minutes at the slightest sign of protest on the streets of Moscow, but took an hour-and-a-half to mobilise to the attack - something does not add up, writes Dominic Waghorn.
![Russia has questions to answer over response to Moscow terror attack](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c8c82a7f-970a-4d02-a8a2-130b1d872710.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The flow of Western military aid to Ukraine is waning. President Putin will feel emboldened. But Sean Bell explains that there are options to swing the balance in Ukraine's favour for the West - if its leaders are willing to call Russia's bluff.
![The West has the capability to halt Putin's brutal war - but does it have the resolve?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1419877e-22da-4b58-9d8d-1f6f8b656746.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The chairman of the inquiry into necrophiliac killer David Fuller’s crimes said his investigation was following developments in the case closely.
![Mortuary abuse inquiry following ‘disturbing’ Hull funeral directors allegations](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d79d7f3b-845f-4ac7-bd31-f1e2480db015.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
This started a few weeks ago and it went quiet. This new insight is truly disturbing as it has attracted the attention of the chairman of the David Fuller inquiry. There is no confirmation of a link but there are a lot of questions as to why bodies have been withheld for months on end after alledged funerals taken place.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront "a range of serious challenges" to territorial integrity and peace, as a dispute with China escalates.
![Philippines' Marcos boosts maritime security as China tension rises](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5e81cc25-9d07-4978-957b-e4fb773d4ae1.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight.
![Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/8666a050-978f-4b75-bcd2-c4d5a55849e7.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)