Have you put your heating on yet?

Blackpool Gazette

Have you resisted turning the heating on yet? We asked the people of Lancashire their thoughts and whether the Government should be doing more to mitigate the rising costs of energy.

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00:00 So, have you managed to resist putting your central heating on yet?

00:04 We're out today to find out what the people of Lancashire have

00:07 and also whether they think the government should be doing more to help people with the rising cost of energy.

00:11 This is what they had to say.

00:13 The government should be doing more to help people.

00:15 The government should stand up to these companies, the companies,

00:18 because all the guys in the government are on the board of these companies,

00:21 tell them, if you stand up to them, say, "Look, you can't do this."

00:25 There's people that can't afford to pay anything, can't afford to buy food,

00:30 buy electric, gas heating, everything.

00:33 And I think the government should stand up to them, tell them, "You're not doing it."

00:37 You should have stood up to them, tell them, "You're not doing it."

00:39 I think we should have done.

00:41 If that had been Maggie Parcher, she would have stood up to them,

00:44 told them, "You're not doing this. It's all wrong."

00:46 So they should just be sending it up to the mayor and just...

00:49 You tell them, "You're not doing it," because the directors are feeding off us.

00:53 They're getting the money. You know what I mean?

00:55 Directors are feeding it off people like us, and they're getting the money in their pockets.

01:00 That's my opinion.

01:01 Have you managed to resist putting your heating on yet?

01:04 Yes.

01:05 Yes, yes.

01:06 And when are you likely to put it on?

01:08 Christmas.

01:09 When it snows.

01:11 About Christmas.

01:13 Do you think the government should be doing more to help people with the rising cost of fuel?

01:18 Definitely.

01:19 Definitely.

01:20 I can always do more.

01:21 What kinds of things do you think they could do?

01:23 I think they should prevent it actually escalating into the crisis that we can't afford.

01:29 So do you think they should be tackling the energy companies?

01:32 Definitely.

01:33 Yeah.

01:34 Yeah, they're making millions.

01:35 Yeah.

01:36 It's no good them doing it, and us, and then it's still escalating like it is.

01:43 It needs to be stopped at the source, doesn't it, really?

01:47 Yeah, I have sometimes.

01:48 I just find it's only for an hour to take the real chill out of the house.

01:51 Whereas I would have this time last year, or the year before, I would have had it on longer by now, yeah.

01:55 And why would you have had it on longer by now?

01:57 I wouldn't have worried about the cost of it as much as I do now.

02:00 So, you know, at night I've got a little boy and I make sure that he's warm enough,

02:04 and then once he's in bed we switch it off.

02:06 So that's enough for us, yeah.

02:07 And do you think the government should be doing more to mitigate?

02:09 Yeah, absolutely.

02:10 I think there should be a lot more help for us.

02:12 I think we should really try to re-accumulate this price cap and bring that down.

02:15 I don't see why it's not going to be brought down a bit further.

02:18 I understand there's help, obviously, for those on certain benefits,

02:21 but I think as well as working families, I think you can see the rising costs,

02:25 it's having a big impact, as well as a rising mortgage and a rising council tax.

02:29 So I think all these things need to be taken into consideration,

02:31 but everyone needs the support, so I think they should maybe make a bigger impact on a bigger scale, I think.

02:36 No, I haven't bothered.

02:39 Okay.

02:40 Because it's too expensive, you think?

02:42 When do you think you're likely to put it on?

02:45 How cold would it have to get?

02:48 I would say below zero.

02:51 And the cost of it.

02:57 Even when I don't turn it on, it takes money off all the time.

03:01 And it's turned out to be expensive as well.

03:04 The gas hasn't been half cost, it's only been expensive.

03:10 That's the only way I can heat, you see.

03:13 But I need the gas on for the heating to work, and I need the electric on,

03:19 because that controls the thermostat, which controls the boiler.

03:23 So if either one go, I'm stuck, that's it. There's nothing I can do.

03:29 Do you think the government should be doing more to mitigate the rising costs?

03:33 Definitely. I think definitely.

03:36 What do you think they should do?

03:40 You wouldn't like my opinion. I'd say sack them all and start again.

03:43 And recuperate all the money.

03:47 And then share it out to the people that genuinely need it.

03:51 That's what I'd say.

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