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Richard Murphy (richardjmurphy@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 17:11:45 JST Richard Murphy

When millions face fuel poverty we must redistribute more income and wealth in this country so that all have a chance of flourishing within it https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/01/23/when-millions-face-fuel-poverty-we-must-redistribute-more-income-and-wealth-in-this-country-so-that-all-have-a-chance-of-flourishing-within-it/. More than 5 million people are in fuel debt or have been disconnected this winter, and yet the Chancellor wants tax cuts that will not help those in most need. Why are our politicians so callous?
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  When millions face fuel poverty we must redistribute more income and wealth in this country so that all have a chance of flourishing within it
  
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  As the Guardian is reporting this morning: More than 2 million people across the UK will be cut off from their gas and electricity this winter because they cannot afford to top up their prepayment meters, according to Citizens Advice. The charity said it had made the estimate for what is expected...
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  Mrs Cloudy (cloudymrs@mastodon.scot)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jan-2024 17:11:45 JST Mrs Cloudy
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  @RichardJMurphy I know it's really a rhetorical question, but a real answer might be the fact that most of those now in power went to schools that taught them to be callous from infancy and which rewarded those who showed an aptitude for it.
  
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