US Politics | Britain’s worst-off need direct help with energy bills – tax cuts won’t be enough
Road to ruin A COVID-style bailout for energy bills is now inevitable. The only questions are how big and who will benefit. The Sun has demanded tax cuts for years, but especially after this Government raised levels to their highest in two generations. Liz Truss, current favourite to become PM, backs them too. 
AlamyWhile tax cuts would turbo-charge the economy, they will do nothing immediate for the worst-off '/ ' But while they would turbo-charge the economy, they will do nothing immediate for the worst-off, those most likely to face destitution under £6,000 bills. They need direct help no matter who takes office. They cannot be condemned to shivering hunger this winter. But how can we afford to lavish handouts on middle and higher earners, or even many companies struggling to survive the energy spike? The required sums would be staggering, even for a rich nation. And they would need to be doled out again and again as long as prices remained high. READ MORE ON ENERGY BILLS 
I'M HELPLESS My daughter, 10, is allergic to the cold - I'm terrified over bills rising Perhaps worse, they would convince the public that our Government, after its Covid generosity, will borrow limitless amounts to shield them, their savings and even their second homes from ANY hardship inflicted by global events. That is not possible. It is the fast track to national insolvency. Wonga conga LOOK at the pathetic glee of the conga-dancing port shirkers of Felixstowe as they celebrate heaping misery on the skint families they use as cannon fodder. Most ordinary Brits would bite the arm off an employer offering a seven per cent rise plus a £500 bonus. Most read in The US Sun DASHING DENIM Khloe shows off thin frame as jeans struggle to stay around her tiny waist HOWL COLD! Kourtney shades sister Kylie by hinting at her baby son's name amid family feud SHADY SHEIN I did a SHEIN swim haul - the bottoms were so revealing, I couldn't wear them CASHING IN Exact date Americans have until to apply for $500 monthly direct payments HORROR SCENE Devastating pics after 5 friends killed in crash by driver who 'lost license' buried in backyard Chilling twist after decomposed remains of newborn baby found in yard Not these left-wing loafers. Already paid handsomely, they greedily demand 12 per cent. They don't care if such huge rises add rocket fuel to inflation. They will then just strike for more, regardless of the empty shelves triggered by them blocking so much of our sea freight. Their real motive lies in the slogan under which they pose: "For workers' unity and socialism." It's openly political. And Labour MPs are drawn to picket lines like moths to a flame, despite Keir Starmer's feeble pleas to avoid them. Are there ANY strikes his party will straightforwardly condemn? Would they ever confront militants as they harm the public and our economy? No. This party posing as our next Government is a front for hard-Left 1970s throwbacks who live to bring Britain to its knees. Nursing army DURING the Brexit debate The Sun backed border controls allowing us to pick and choose skilled migrants to benefit Britain. So we are delighted by the deal to let Nepalese staff boost NHS nursing ranks. Read More on The Sun 
OH VOW I made a mortifying mistake with my wedding invites The country's Gurkhas have fought ferociously and brilliantly in the British Army for two centuries. If their healthcare workers are half as skilled the NHS will be in very safe hands.
AlamyWhile tax cuts would turbo-charge the economy, they will do nothing immediate for the worst-off '/ ' But while they would turbo-charge the economy, they will do nothing immediate for the worst-off, those most likely to face destitution under £6,000 bills. They need direct help no matter who takes office. They cannot be condemned to shivering hunger this winter. But how can we afford to lavish handouts on middle and higher earners, or even many companies struggling to survive the energy spike? The required sums would be staggering, even for a rich nation. And they would need to be doled out again and again as long as prices remained high. READ MORE ON ENERGY BILLS I'M HELPLESS My daughter, 10, is allergic to the cold - I'm terrified over bills rising Perhaps worse, they would convince the public that our Government, after its Covid generosity, will borrow limitless amounts to shield them, their savings and even their second homes from ANY hardship inflicted by global events. That is not possible. It is the fast track to national insolvency. Wonga conga LOOK at the pathetic glee of the conga-dancing port shirkers of Felixstowe as they celebrate heaping misery on the skint families they use as cannon fodder. Most ordinary Brits would bite the arm off an employer offering a seven per cent rise plus a £500 bonus. Most read in The US Sun DASHING DENIM Khloe shows off thin frame as jeans struggle to stay around her tiny waist HOWL COLD! Kourtney shades sister Kylie by hinting at her baby son's name amid family feud SHADY SHEIN I did a SHEIN swim haul - the bottoms were so revealing, I couldn't wear them CASHING IN Exact date Americans have until to apply for $500 monthly direct payments HORROR SCENE Devastating pics after 5 friends killed in crash by driver who 'lost license' buried in backyard Chilling twist after decomposed remains of newborn baby found in yard Not these left-wing loafers. Already paid handsomely, they greedily demand 12 per cent. They don't care if such huge rises add rocket fuel to inflation. They will then just strike for more, regardless of the empty shelves triggered by them blocking so much of our sea freight. Their real motive lies in the slogan under which they pose: "For workers' unity and socialism." It's openly political. And Labour MPs are drawn to picket lines like moths to a flame, despite Keir Starmer's feeble pleas to avoid them. Are there ANY strikes his party will straightforwardly condemn? Would they ever confront militants as they harm the public and our economy? No. This party posing as our next Government is a front for hard-Left 1970s throwbacks who live to bring Britain to its knees. Nursing army DURING the Brexit debate The Sun backed border controls allowing us to pick and choose skilled migrants to benefit Britain. So we are delighted by the deal to let Nepalese staff boost NHS nursing ranks. Read More on The Sun OH VOW I made a mortifying mistake with my wedding invites The country's Gurkhas have fought ferociously and brilliantly in the British Army for two centuries. If their healthcare workers are half as skilled the NHS will be in very safe hands.
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