British Gas to go up by 35% immediately.

Incredible!!!

Just heard - British Gas to increase gas by 35% and electricity by 9%!!!

No other way of putting it. We're being shafted by other countries and foreign companies. We should not be dependent on other countries to this degree for our power. We've touched on this before.

Forget the war on Terror Mr Brown. This is a bigger threat to national security. This is happening on your government's watch so you're responsible!! We should n

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7533389.stm

What do you think about this outrage?

im sooooooo glad i havent got a gas supply...

just switched to eon power today for gas and electricity

wont go up until september 2009

well mines going up then and nothing i can do about it we could have capped but who is to say next year it wont go down again

We can hope it will go down, but we're I don't think as a country we're in a good position for it to go down. As we're at the mercy of other countries for our gas (linked to the price of oil) and foreign companies. Sadly. Soon we will be importing 40% of our gas.

Another result of short termism from the government.

Frankly I can't believe an obviously clever bloke like Gordon Brown (with his heart in the right place) would let himself get into this position. I'm surprised he never jumped ship with Blair.

they say it wont next year surely someone can do something think of all the oaps and those on benefits (that deserve to be) who will really struggle oaps need warmth and those with young children its terrible what could happen

My mum is in the process of switching to British Gas.

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Nail on the head Calloo. Pensioners have a fixed income. They can't go out and get an extra part time job or do more overtime or whatever.

When council tax and utility bills keep rising and pensions don't in comparison (Bull inflation figures) pensioners are getting older.

Centrica still made the best part of a Billion in profits. These companies think they've the God given rights to get massive profits.

saw that on the news this am its disucsting they dont need to pass on the rises to the consumer at all!!!
what the hell do they do with all that profit anyway??