Inflation in the United Kingdom: When Britons can no longer afford to heat themselves

– When Britons can no longer afford to heat themselves

3.2 million Britons saw their gas or electricity cut off last year because they were unable to supply their prepaid meter. Cities are opening heated spaces to the public.

Tristan of Bourbon – London

Published today at 08:00

Demonstrators parade in front of Downing Street to denounce the exorbitant rise in energy prices which condemns the poorest to the cold. London, January 19, 2023.

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Although the thermometer does not exceed 2 degrees, Richard Betts comes out of his house in socks. This 50-year-old London taxi driver will urgently inspect his gas meter, located in a white cupboard installed next to the door of his house. “There are still… 3.29 pounds sterling” (3.75 francs), he announces, after pressing the red button on the counter. “It won’t last until tonight, I’m going to have to go out soon and give some money.”