Foreign energy firms have been accused of 'picking the pockets' of 11 million British customers while capping price rises in their home countries.
French-owned EDF has announced a 22 per cent rise in gas bills and 17 per cent on electricity for its 5.5million UK users.
At the same time, it has secretly raised gas prices for some of its most vulnerable customers by as much as 75 per cent.
The increases are in stark contrast to the situation in France.
EDF has been told by the government there to cap its increases on electricity to just 2 per cent and gas to 5 per cent.
There are fears the company, which is part-owned by the French government, is looking to protect its profits by imposing punishing increases on UK families
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This happened in 2008.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, fuel has increased again at a critical time of cold and winter snow by another 15-17 percent.
Of course this European Union nonsense is meant to bleed the UK dry of any last blood it has.
In the meantime, British assets continue to be snapped up by foreign investors.
How can a country, which wishes to stay competitive, sell off all their assets? Soon, there will be nothing left to sell.