Britain is concerned about the energy crisis caused a major riots. Mayor of London: "National disaster" may occur!

[Global Times Special Reporter Xing Xue Chen Kang Liu Yupeng] Energy crisis = high energy bill = social riots? As the UK announced that the upper limit of energy prices will increase by 80%from October, the public is becoming more and more dissatisfied with the soaring natural gas and electricity bills. Some polls show that more than 20%of British families will have to completely close the heating in winter, and many staff will stop home office and risk infection with the new crown virus to "warm". The Scottish News also warned many poor people to "froze and die." Regarding the solution of the energy crisis, the British government was helpless, and according to the media, the British government is developing a plan to rise in energy prices that may cause large -scale riots. The mayor of London, the mayor of London, lamented that the United Kingdom may have a "national disaster".

On August 25, an elderly man in London, England looked at the recent electricity consumption. (Visual China)

"This is a national scandal"

"The energy crisis facing the UK is unprecedented." The British "National Energy Action" website said that the British energy regulatory agency "Natural Gas and Electric Power Market Office (OFGEM)" announced on the 26th that from October, the upper limit of British energy prices will increase by 80 %, The average annual energy expenditure of each family will be as high as 4188 pounds (about 8.09 yuan). It is reported that since this year, the energy expenditure of British households has soared. At present, the energy expenditures of each households have reached £ 3549 per year, that is, the average monthly natural gas and electricity costs are about 298 pounds. More than 181%. Some consulting agencies predict that if the government does not take measures, the energy bills of residents in January 2023 and April will rise again, which may exceed 6,000 pounds per year.

In order to save energy spending, the British want to do everything possible to "warm". The Daily Telegraph states that during the new crown pneumonia's epidemic, the number of people at home in the UK has risen sharply due to concerns about being infected. However, high heating and electricity bills may change the British working way this winter. In order to reduce family energy expenses, 14%-23%(different ages) British people said that this winter will return to the office to work. The Sun said on the 28th that due to the rise in electricity prices, primary and secondary schools had to reduce the temperature temperature of the classroom. In order to prevent students from frozen in the classroom, these schools asked students to wear a few more sweaters.

The British "Mirror" stated on the 29th that the latest poll data shows that 69%of adults plan to turn on the heating less than this winter due to the surge in energy prices; 23%of survey objects indicate that they will not open the heating. In addition, 11%said that they would loans for the payment of energy bills, which was 17%among parents with children.

"The British energy crisis will be more serious than the new crown epidemic crisis." The US CNN said that the rise in energy prices will have a huge impact on every family in the UK, which means that more families will fall into a debt crisis They will reduce the use of heating or cut other necessities. The leaders of the British National Medical Service (NHS) said that Britain will face a "humanitarian crisis" and many families have to "make despair" between heating and food this winter. "Parents have to make a choice between heating and feeding children in the Wild Party Liberal Democratic Democratic Party. Rising, people living in remote areas or poor families may "freeze or starve to death."

"They will ignite the street"

The British are getting more and more angry about the soaring energy prices. On the 27th, in cities such as London and Glasgow, many people gathered outside the energy regulatory agency building to protest. They burned energy bills on the street and asked the government to freeze energy prices.

The Guardian states that because the salary of ordinary people is far from keeping up with the rise in energy prices and inflation, workers such as British transportation, ports and other industries have recently held strikes. Many people have also launched a "refusal payment bill" movement to perform "street pressure" for energy suppliers and government.

The British "oil price" said that the British Energy Corporation has recently issued a warning to the government that because people cannot afford heating and electricity costs this winter, Britain will face large -scale riots. The British Telecom said that the boss of the energy company warned the ministers that they were worried that if the government did not move to the impact of buffering bills, the United Kingdom would have a domestic turmoil. It is reported that "maybe many British people will ignite the street this winter instead of paying heating fees at home." "Sun" revealed on the 28th that the British government is formulating a response plan for large -scale riots due to rising energy prices. It is reported that as the crisis intensifies, the ministers are "preparing for possible riots and criminal waves."

"A Perfect Storm"

"Britain is facing a perfect storm", Spain's "National News" said on the 28th that Britain not only was tested by the energy crisis, but also faced the inflation crisis and economic recession. The British Conservative Party is still trapped in internal disputes, and new Prime Minister will be selected on September 5. No matter who eventually enters the 10th Tangning Street, it will be caught in the contradictions and chaos brought by this "perfect storm".

According to the Guardian, the Conservative Government has its main responsibility for the current energy crisis. Especially after Johnson resigned from the party's post, the government was almost paralyzed, and it had nothing to do with energy prices. On the 27th, British Prime Minister Johnson published a signature article in the Daily Mail saying: "It will be very difficult in the next few months. Our energy bill will be stunning." The invasion scared the energy market. " Johnson's words immediately caused controversy. Below the article on the Daily Mail website, many readers have criticized a message saying, "You can't blame the greed of your party on Putin, it is you who have caused millions of people to suffer such terrible pains", "(Britain) The people are dying because of your incompetence and inaction, shame. " The Russian Federal News Agency said on the 29th that the British government is obviously preparing for a more serious riots in China that may occur in China in 2018. It is reported that the British government is helpless about the energy crisis, and they do not care about the demands of those people on the streets, because planning to suppress riots is easier than the root cause of riots. Now the British government has begun to understand that they have forced themselves into death, and there will be a lot of trouble waiting for them in the future.

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