Juggling With EggsMar 24

Rachel Reeves doesn’t do long term planning or responsive action to help most people with their #energy bills.

There will be a cliff edge if she caps support to just the very poorest.

Handing out £150 to every household instead of continuing retrofit work of ECO4 was short sighted. Too little to cushion most people’s precarious finances and too much for the taxpayer to foot for no return.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/24/rachel-reeves-rules-out-universal-support-energy-bills

Rachel Reeves rules out universal support on energy bills

Chancellor says package offered by Liz Truss’s government was unaffordable and any future help will be targeted

The Guardian
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@JugglingWithEggs UK Governments feel like they've completely given up on long term planning.

Short-termism rules, at a massive detriment to Society.

Farage is a liar, but only one of "the first wave", what comes after him will be worse.

Mar 24 at 4:36pmWeb