A Stirling City Council member has called for public facilities to be opened as 'warm banks' this winter to help those frozen at home due to soaring electricity bills.
Bannockburn Borough Independent Councilor Alasdair McPherson said that vulnerable people who cannot heat their homes should “heat and heat” in warm public buildings, including local libraries and community centers.
The call encourages Rep. McPherson to persuade energy companies to cut costs to affordable levels amid a cost-of-living crisis. In a desperate attempt, it also did so when it launched a campaign urging residents to cancel direct debits on their bills.
He said:
``Public buildings are heated using public funds. Many have offered to help establish it."
But this week the Stirling Council announced that plans to provide heated spaces for vulnerable residents are not at It said it was considering a “resilience support” plan.
Former SNP councilor McPherson vowed to "put pressure on the Tory government and energy suppliers" to bring down energy costs for subsistence families.
While the Don't Pay campaign was launched nationally, Rep. McPherson chose to set up his campaign locally, Don't Pay Stirling. This encourages people not to pay the bills, which some estimate will see him jump to £4,200 a year by January.
Rep. McPherson, speaking to the Observer this week, added: If we are ignored, we will withdraw from October 1st.
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"I have spoken with attorneys and personal debt experts and am fully aware of the legal consequences of supporting the Don't Pay campaign," he continued. I was.
“The impact of cancellations will be less than if people had not canceled. A million civilians die from hypothermia.
"Liz Truss, the front-runner for next prime minister, said over the weekend, 'I'm going to take a break from an already worsening cost of living crisis this winter. There will be no subsidies to help millions of struggling people.
"That's why I support the 'don't pay' campaign across the country." Because only large-scale non-payment campaigns force change. ``
Oil and gas giant BP said he made a profit of £6.9 billion from April to June this year. That's more than three times what he did for the same period last year.
Similarly, British Gas' parent company Centrica increased its profit to £1.34 billion. This is his 500% increase.
Shell posted an energy profit of £9.5 billion this year.
Councilor McPherson estimates that British Gas profits alone will allow him to cover a £115 reduction in bills.
As part of the Don't Pay Stirling campaign, residents are being asked to stop paying by October 1st.
But charities and other legal and financial experts warn that such people are at risk. disconnected from their power supply. A fuel company can get a court warrant to enter your home in line with a prepaid card meter that must be paid or disconnected. And protesters may have debt records and negative credit scores.
In response to Rep. McPherson's comments on the Conservative Party, Neil Benny, leader of the Conservative Group on Stirling Council, said: Done and more will be done.
"£37 billion has already been made available to support families, including those on benefits, pensioners and people with disabilities to pay for living expenses."
75} Sterling MP and SNP Allyn Smith has called for Congress to be recalled from summer vacation to address the cost of living crisis.
Following Commerce Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng's comments that we will have to wait a few more weeks for a new prime minister to take office, Smith said: A catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes. Now is not the time for policymakers and decision makers to sit in silence.
"Despite his humiliating summer, Boris Johnson remains Prime Minister and must summon Parliament to begin addressing the rapidly deteriorating situation."
"Each report is more worrying than the last."