£500 there is welcome, but it is not enough, and we need to see much faster change, the introduction of a new tariff for people who are vulnerable, for example, and banning the installation of prepayment meters at this time. if the installation of prepayment meters at this time. the installation of prepayment meters at this time. if you ban the installation meters at this time. if you ban the installation of meters at this time. if you ban the installation of these meters at this time. if you ban the installation of these prepayment l installation of these prepayment meters, the bill still have to be met, don t they? meters, the bill still have to be met, don t they? what we re hearing is that there met, don t they? what we re hearing is that there are met, don t they? what we re hearing is that there are households - met, don t they? what we re hearing is that there are households were i is that there are households were being forced onto prepayment meters, and it is a re
keep running throughjanuary and february. keep running through january and februa . . , keep running through january and februa . ., , ., , ., ., ., february. really worrying data and lots of big questions february. really worrying data and lots of big questions for february. really worrying data and lots of big questions for the i lots of big questions for the government and for the nhs. yes. government and for the nhs. yes, exactl . government and for the nhs. yes, exactly- we government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will see government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will see how government and for the nhs. yes, exactly. we will see how it - government and for the nhs. 1a: exactly. we will see how it pans out but it will be difficult to do things in that in the next two or three weeks. these are long term problems building in the nhs since well before the pandemic.- well before the pandemic. robert cuffe, thank we
of strikes beginning the morning in fact. i think it is probably fair to say a lot of people have started to wonder how reliable this service is and perhaps look for alternatives but that is the pretty big statement. it but that is the pretty big statement. but that is the pretty big statement. , , , ., ., statement. it is, yes, the war of words between statement. it is, yes, the war of words between the statement. it is, yes, the war of words between the government| statement. it is, yes, the war of. words between the government and statement. it is, yes, the war of- words between the government and the unions, between them and the rmt, largely, is really ramping up now. the rmt have directly accuse the government of blocking any attempt to resolve the dispute. the government denied that an site is not a matterfor them, it government denied that an site is not a matter for them, it is a matter for the employers, but now you have got sources, no one is putting their names to these
servants voted by a record majority to go on strike. they are being offered a 2% pay rise even though they know it is the lowest in the economy and many of them are using food banks and claiming benefits. but the government, for six months, hasjust said there but the government, for six months, has just said there is no but the government, for six months, hasjust said there is no money, it is 2% and we are going to cut thousands ofjobs and slash your redundancy terms by 30%. it s a massive attack on people who were clapped by this government in the pandemic for delivering the furlough scheme, keeping ourjustice system running on our transport and borders open. so it s a terrible thing the government is doing to its own workforce and the strike is a last resort. unfortunately, it is likely to escalate injanuary if the government refused to talk. it government refused to talk. it sounds like you have a long way to 90, sounds like you have a long way to go, many more hours around the
well, like everybody uses. so, you know, it is a struggle. this is the challenge, the bank of england aims to keep this is the challenge, the bank of england aims to keep price rises, of england aims to keep price rises, inflation at 2%, but look rises, inflation at 2%, but look at rises, inflation at 2%, but look at this. it is still close to a look at this. it is still close to a four look at this. it is still close to a four decade high, but on the bank s to a four decade high, but on the bank s projections it has no peaked and should fall. in fact it no peaked and should fall. in fact it should fall a bit quicker because of the extra summ quicker because of the extra support offered by the government on energy bills. it government on energy bills. [11 was a government on energy bills. it was a little bit below where we thought it would be which is good news but there is a long way to go. and there is. we do expect that to happen, by the way, we expect inflation to star