Martin Lewis issues stark warning to Tory leadership candidates to act over 'financial time bomb'

[toniyoung]

The trouble is, you're addressing them as if they are decent, caring people. They not only don't care about the population of the UK, most of them are spiteful in their contempt for the population and happily pile on the misery.

[elizabethduffy]

My parents paid off their mortgage just before retirement, now they're going to be paying more in power than they were in mortgage payments. This is madness.

[bigjohnhansome]

Do you honestly believe these corrupt politicians really give a damn what you say? They know what's going on. They're responsible for our current situation.

[babycannis]

Well if we all refuse to pay for energy prices, then the supplier will have no other choice to either stop importing or producing more petrol or reduce the price so that it is affordable. The U.K. is has £13-£14 trillion in wealth and is so not a poor country . It is about greed, bad politics and selfishness

[lindalw]

They put up the standing charges… so even if we stop using or use less electricity we still have to pay increases. This is SO utterly wrong. THEY JUST do not care Martin.

[kyechaos]

British public needs to come together through collective power and demand better from their elected officials

[davidpearson]

It's already stark isn't it, I have been cancelling and re setting up direct debits month after month, eating less and less each month so can feed my son properly, and the real hit hasn't even arrived yet. It's frightening . Best of luck everyone, thank you Martin for at least trying to get the hapless government to listen

[teresacumming]

We need to stand together shoulder to shoulder and say NO

[basfinnis]

They don’t really care about the British public.

[fentribalist]

I don't know how everyone feels about this, but for me what I pay for my energy will be what I can afford and what my conscience determines is a reasonable amount. If that doesn't balance up with what's being asked for, the energy company will have to do what it has to do. What I will say to the powers that be, or anyone who has any sway in addressing this shit storm, is to think long and hard about how they want to play this and remember that most people are heading towards a time when they are going to have nothing left to lose and a population that exists as part of that demographic are not going to be receptive to unrealistic demands. Non-compliance and civil unrest are no longer looking like AN option, they are fast approaching being the ONLY

[stum]

The least the power companies could do is to remove the standing charge because the people that have them are on low incomes or benefit.

[Towerwatson]

When will anyone be brave enough to actually mention that green energy policy has played a significant part in the energy cost rise?
There is no shortage of gas but there is electricity when we are reliant on weather-variable wind farms and solar. This has had a feed on the effect of forcing alternative ebergy like Gas and oil upwards.

[lindaodd]

Why is it possible for people to be MAKING MONEY out of these utilities that we all use & need? These utilities ought to be nationalised. Ie run for the benefit of the population not shareholders. 😡

[venusssharman]

I sometimes wonder if there was ever a time when politicians really cared about the people they represent instead of looking after their own personal interests regardless of the damage it does to the people of the nation and our society? My conclusion is never!

[gopherbar]

I know it’s a long shot but if we all refuse to pay, they can’t put 6 million people in jail. Pay what you can afford and screw them. The energy companies will go out of business anyway.

[mrlister]

If only the UK was sitting on 100+ years of good quality coal and surrounded by natural gas, we could make everyone's energy bills a lot cheaper.

[Karen-bmrj]

Fabulous speech and warning of an oncoming horrific situation.
But the tory government will do NOTHING.

[C.Steamer]

Falling on deaf ears Martin, mate. These scum work for their doners, which unfortunately for us means that we'll continue to be worse off.
But, keep voting in the establishment, people 👍!

[ChicaLocaGB]

I just don't know how having price rises every 3 months can work for consumers when the costs are averaged over the year. You pay the same amount each month and use less is summer and more in winter. If you make the summer savings over the 3 nicest summer months but the price increases every 3 months and wipes out the cash amount you have built up, how can the consumer ever get ahead of the prices and build up reserves for winter? The prices change too often, that is clear. By design or accident, this impoverishes consumers over the winter months, and not just the ones already struggling.

[oldboyoverland]

YES MARTIN!!! - You get stuck in to em mate. We appreciate you being our voice!!