RE: Glen1 Jul 2022 18:06
Thing is i thinks its actually going to do us all good in the end having to tighten the belts a little, its going to stop us buying all the pointless 'latest' cr@p that we dont need. Changing the mobile every year to get the latest model that does just the same thing, same with cars, bigger and bigger tv's with definition better than our eyes can cope with, celebrity endorsed keep fit dvds and similar 'pushed' cr@p, push bikes costing multiple thousands of pounds because they are made from bits of the space shuttle or carbon fibre, yet more cheap shi7 garden furniture that lasts one year then is thrown away broken etc etc.
All of this shi7 comes from China these days and causes massive environmental and, economic harm to all the countries buying it except the sellers.
People have got far to used to having this nonsense 'want want now now' lifestyle, so my hope is these increases in items we actually need, gas leccy, fuel, food etc makes us all revisit our priorities somewhat, maybe make and grow what we need ourselves and cut the strings of dependancy on other countries that dont actually like us much anyway, and are only out to empty our pockets.