Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
What evidence do you have that inflation is because of the Ukraine war? Inflation was rising before the war especially utility bills.
Whilst our electricity bills are going through the roof they have gone up by just 4% in France.

Why is it you Tories always look to put the blame elsewhere. Its never your fault is it?

As for Johnson not being lazy he couldn't he bothered to turn up for the crucial Cobra meetings. He missed five consecutive meetings in the build up to the covid crisis because he was trying to sort out the mess in his personal life

Its also nonsense to suggest the Ukraine war is the cause of the current strikes. Why aren't there strikes around the rest of Europe then? Bottom line public sector pay had been diminishing in real terms for years under the Tories and people have had enough

About time your lot took responsibility for the mess the country is in. You've been in power for over 12 years
I agree with some of the above post but there are a few inaccuracies.

Bills have gone up less in France possibly because their main suppliers are nationalised and there is a relatively heavy reliance on nuclear. The nuclear programme was abandoned in the UK when Labour cancelled 10 proposed nuclear plants by declaring "No more Nuclear". There were good reasons for that at the time as there was concern about the disposal of nuclear waste. Nonetheless the comparison with France is not that relevant.

I must admit I chuckled at the mention of Johnson not attending COBRA meetings. That of course is true but in my experience PMs rarely attend them unless the matter to be discussed escalates to a full blown emergency. While Johnson did not attend the early meetings he was fully engaged later on. Your comment however, about sorting out the mess with his personal life rings true but again I don't think not attending early COBRA meetings is directly linked to his personal situation.

I'm not a fan of Johnson either but I understand how the things you have raised suddenly become fact.