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ck4829

(35,902 posts)
Mon Jul 4, 2022, 06:11 AM Jul 2022

Don't Pay UK: The campaign calling for people to stop paying their energy bills

A UK campaign is calling for 1million households to pledge that they will stop paying energy bills from October 1, in protest against price increases amid the cost of living crisis.

The group, run by several anonymous activists, launched its Don’t Pay UK campaign in mid-June and, within a week, has already accrued over 4,000 people who have signed up to support the initiative.

A non-payment campaign is when people collectively commit to not paying a bill or charge.

The group claim to be inspired by the resistance to the Poll Tax and associated protests that helped bring down Margaret Thatcher’s government when 17 million people refused to pay the poll tax, known as the ‘Community Charge’ in 1990. In the end, it became impossible for the Thatcher government to successfully implement the policy.

https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/03/dont-pay-uk-the-movement-asking-you-to-stop-paying-energy-bills-16899197/

Sounds like we could use something like this here.

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Don't Pay UK: The campaign calling for people to stop paying their energy bills (Original Post) ck4829 Jul 2022 OP
Problem is, the utility is paying a higher fuel bill. Don't pay the utility, the utility can't pay 3Hotdogs Jul 2022 #1
Sounds like they should get their act together ck4829 Jul 2022 #3
A little hard to live with no electric and no water katmondoo Jul 2022 #2
If it's shut off because of unacceptable bills, yes ck4829 Jul 2022 #4

3Hotdogs

(13,394 posts)
1. Problem is, the utility is paying a higher fuel bill. Don't pay the utility, the utility can't pay
Mon Jul 4, 2022, 07:58 AM
Jul 2022

for the fuel.

Fuel company stops distributing fuel to the power company and then, guess what happens?

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