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Britain most aggressive anti Russian state with highest Aid to Ukraine after the USA with 6,2 Billion Euros
As energy prices in the UK are set to reach record highs, an anonymous group called ‘Don’t Pay UK’ has launched a campaign calling on 1 million Brits to stop paying their energy bills on October 1, when prices are expected to jump once again.
Campaign members say that at least 75,000 people have so far pledged to cancel their direct debits for gas and electricity in protest of escalating costs. The UK government is now slamming the campaign as “highly irresponsible,” as reported by The Independent on Thursday.
The UK government has slammed the ‘Don’t Pay’ campaign as “highly irresponsible”
“This is highly irresponsible messaging, which ultimately will only push up prices for everyone else and affect personal credit ratings,” a government spokesperson was quoted as saying by the outlet.
Don’t Pay UK Mass non-payment is not a new idea, it happened in the UK in the late 80s and 90s, when more than 17 million people refused to pay the Poll Tax – helping bring down the government and reversing its harshest measures.
“While no government can control global gas prices, we are providing £37bn of help for households including the £400 discount on energy bills, and £1,200 of direct support for the most vulnerable households to help with the cost of living.”
The government’s energy price cap, which is set by regulator Ofgem, is predicted to rise above £3,000 ($3,618) on October 1, a nearly 65% increase. Energy costs already rose by 54% earlier this year.
Don’t Pay UK estimates that around 6.3 million UK households will be thrown into fuel poverty by winter, with tens of millions of homes experiencing “fuel stress,” meaning they will spend more than 10% of their income on energy bills alone.
The government has explained the rising energy costs as being caused by increased global demand, the after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine.
However, record profits posted by energy companies like British Gas owner Centrica have sparked public uproar and accusations that providers are cashing in on the crisis.
“Our politicians and the oil and gas corporations have designed an energy system that only channels money and profits upwards, no matter the human cost,” a spokesperson for Don’t Pay said, adding that the record profits of energy companies are unacceptable.
“If the government and energy companies refuse to act then ordinary working people will. Together we will collectively enforce a fair price and the government and oil and gas giants will have to sort it out amongst themselves.”
see also… UK’s Energy Bills Crisis: What’s Caused It and What Can Government Do – The Expose
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British Regime’s Huge Military Gifts to Ukraine Prolong the War..
Wikipedia list of UK’s Lethal arms gifted to Ukraine State
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The British arms giving Putin a bloody nose: How UK has helped Ukraine …
- Trained 22,000 Ukrainian troops since 2015 as part of Operation Orbital.[455]
- Sale of two Sandown-class minehunters.[456]
- £1.7bn agreement to support the acquisition of eight missile craft and one frigate.[457]
- Deployment of RC-135W Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft to provide information on size and position of Russian forces.[458]
- ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance) support, both standalone and in partnership with the United States.[459]
- Delivered “thousands” of NLAW anti-armour weapons and Javelin anti-tank missiles.[460] The total amount was stated to be over 6,500 as of 3 June 2022.[461]
- £25 million in financial backing for the Ukrainian military.[462]
- Unspecified further military aid, on 28 February 2022.[463]
- Unspecified number of Javelin anti-tank missiles, on 10 March 2022.[464]
- The UK announced a further 6,000 defensive missiles will be sent to Ukraine, on 24 March 2022.[465]
- Starstreak man-portable air-defense systems.[466]
- UK announced the supply of an unspecified amount of “armoured vehicles and long-range artillery” to Ukraine, on 31 March 2022,[467] on 9 April a figure of 120 armoured vehicles was given along with an unspecified number of anti-ship missiles.[468] A 14 April interview gave the following partial breakdown:[469]
- 40 CVR(T) derived vehicles including the Stormer HVM SHORAD,[470] FV104 Samaritan armoured ambulance, FV106 Samson armoured recovery vehicle & FV107 Scimitar Tracked Recon Vehicle.
- 35 FV103 Spartan APCs.
- 80 protected mobility vehicles including Mastiff protected patrol vehicles, Wolfhound heavy tactical support vehicles and Husky light tactical support vehicles.
- British Army donates 84,000 helmets to Ukraine.[471]
- UK announced an additional £100 million in military aid, on 8 April. This includes further Starstreak missiles, 800 NLAW,[472] Javelin anti-tank missiles and precision loitering munitions. Further military helmets, nightvision equipment and body armour will be provided on top of 200,000 pieces of non-lethal military equipment supplied so far.[473]
- UK announced further unspecified amount of lethal military aid to Ukraine on 23 April. “The Prime Minister confirmed that the UK is providing more defensive military aid, including protected mobility vehicles, drones and anti-tank weapons.”[474]
- The UK announced a further £300 million in military aid to Ukraine. Boris Johnson made this announcement in a videolink address to the Rada, on the 3 May.[475]
- Electronic warfare equipment.
- Counter battery radar.
- GPS Jammers.
- ‘Thousands’ of Night Vision devices.
- 13 bulletproof Babcock Toyota Landcruiser for civilian officials such as mayors and evacuation operations.[476]
- Heavy lift cargo drones.
- The UK has been supplying an unspecified number of British made Brimstone missiles into Ukraine.[477]
- The UK announced a further £1 billion in military support to Ukraine. The total sum was £1.3 billion ($1.6), however, this included the £300 million that was pledged on 3 May.[478]
- 30 March, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provided £20 million to the Ukrainian Armed Forces for salaries through a deposit in the National Bank of Ukraine, followed by a further £5 million on 18 May[479]
- 6 June, the United Kingdom confirmed it would provide an unspecified number of M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System along with M31A1 ammunition and provide training to the Ukrainian operators in the UK.[480]
- 16 June, confirmed 20 used M109 howitzer had been bought from a Belgian arms dealer, refurbished and partially delivered to Ukraine.[481]
- 17 June, the UK offered to set up and administer a program to provide three weeks general infantry, first aid, cyber security, and counter explosive tactics training to 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers every four months hosted by a neighboring country.[482] This would better equip Ukraine to replace battlefield casualties.
- 27 June, From this week, 200 Ukrainian soldiers are set to arrive in the UK every day to receive training from the UK’s Armed Forces, the Chief of the Defence Staff said.[483]
- 28 June, during the NATO summit in Madrid the UK committed to providing Ukraine a further £1bn of military support towards the acquisition of “sophisticated” Air Defence Systems, Electronic Warfare Equipment, Drones and Ammunition for Long Range Rocket Artillery.[484][485]
- 29 June, The UK has facilitated the transfer of 3 Norwegian MLRS systems. The Norwegian systems will need upgrading, so the UK will receive and upgrade the Norwegian MLRS pieces, to backfill upgraded British pieces already being sent to Ukraine.[486]
- 30 June, The UK revealed it had been training hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers on British Artillery Systems on Salisbury Plain (UK). The UK also stated it had purchased 50 L119 Howitzers from a British company and will be deploying these weapons to Ukraine imminently.[487] The New Zealand Army has deployed personnel who are training Ukrainian soldiers on L119 artillery pieces in the UK (see NZ entry above).
- On the 21 July UK Secretary of Defence, Ben Wallance, announced the UK will send “50,000 artillery shells, counter-battery radar systems and hundreds of drones” and “scores” of artillery guns over the coming weeks along with 1600 anti-tank weapons.[488]
Further details:
- 20 M109 155mm self-propelled guns;
- 36 L119 105mm artillery guns; and
- 50,000 of ammunition for Ukraine’s Soviet era artillery.[489]
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